tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086364030485995698.post183364057066449313..comments2023-05-11T07:58:52.063-07:00Comments on Learning Dutch with Geert Mak: Het leven van baboe ClownPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15770584011956655860noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086364030485995698.post-27394941962043959402010-01-13T10:08:08.390-08:002010-01-13T10:08:08.390-08:00As a rule the child taken care of by a baboe incor...As a rule the child taken care of by a baboe incorporated animistic elements from her. He/she learned to appreciate menjan, a special type of incense burned at auspicious days to please the spirit. Also the dukun or shaman as well as invaluable knowledge of the medicinal properties of cerain native plants that they employ rather than going to a western educated physician Maybe this and other Indonesian customs are what they tried to forget or minimize? Who knows.kranmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363079738925041771noreply@blogger.com