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is another frequent content of pustaha. Black magic knowledge in pustaha includes ways to attack, inflict damage or kill enemies. Examples can be quite gruesome; one example involves the kidnapping, rearing, and killing of a child by means of pouring boiling tin into the mouth; afterwards the body is
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originates from the southern part of the Batak land with some Malay word additions. The pustaha is used by the datu as a reference for him and for his students for all kind of information related to magic, rituals, prescriptions, and divination. The pustaha is one of many magical instruments owned by
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