WHEN conducting research in Mojokuto, his pseudonym for Pare, East Java in 1952-1954, anthropologist Clifford Geertz came across a systematic description of the spirits of Java. A young carpenter who talked to him said there were three main types of spirits: memedi, lelembut, and tuyul. The carpenter then pointed to two three-year-old children who were standing listening to their conversation.

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