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The Kuntilanak (Indonesian name), also called Pontianak (Malay name), or Yakshi (in Hinduism/ Hindu mythology) is a mythological creature in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is similar to Langsuir in other Southeast Asia regions. The Kuntilanak usually takes the form of a pregnant woman who died during childbirth.
There are many Malay ghost myths (Malay: cerita hantu Melayu; Jawi: چريتا هنتو ملايو), remnants of old animist beliefs that have been shaped by Hindu-Buddhist cosmology and later Muslim influences, in the modern states of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore and among the Malay diaspora in neighbouring Southeast Asian countries.
Langsuir – Malaysia, also under the names of: Langsuyar; Pontianak; Kuntilanak; Leanashe – Ireland (dubious) [25] Lemures – Ancient Rome; Leyak – Indonesia; Liebava – Moravia; Lidérc – Hungary; Lilith לִּילִית – Sumer \ Iraq, with another name of: Lilitu; Loango – Ashanti and Asanbosam people, Africa [26] Lobisomem ...
These names are similar to the native Philippines mythology of Bathala and Diwata. After the coming of Islam to the Indonesian archipelago , Islamic mythology especially those dealing with spiritual beings, such as devils , demons , jinns and angels entered Indonesian mythology.
This is a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore. It is not a list of names of demons, although some are listed by more than one name. The list of demons in fiction includes those from literary fiction with theological aspirations, such as Dante's Inferno.
The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature.. The list includes creatures from ancient classics (such as the Discourses of the States, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and In Search of the Supernatural) literature from the Gods and Demons genre of fiction, (for example, the Journey to the ...
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