Hambaruan
Among the Dayaks of Borneo the hambaruan, or soul of a
living man, was believed to be able to leave the body at will and
go where it chose; however, it was vulnerable to capture by evil
spirits. If this should happen, the man would fall ill, and if his
soul was not speedily liberated, he would die. The belief represents
an awareness of the experience today termed out-of-thebody
travel.
