f spirit beliefs, and of a whole set of theories and practices of curing, sorcery, and magic . . . " (5). The slametan is a communal feast meant to pacify the spirits, which to the abangan are the personification of unforeseen mishap (14). According to Geertz,
Slametans fall into four main types: (1) those centering around the crises of life birth, circumcision, marriage, and death; (2) those associated with the Moslem ceremonial calendar . . . ; (3) that concerned with the social integration of the village . . . ; and (4) those intermittent slametans held at irregular intervals and depending upon unusual occurrences departing for a long trip, . .
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