Taming the wind of desire: psychology, medicine, and aesthetics in Malay shamanistic performance
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Main Author: Laderman, Carol (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley University of California Press ©1991
Series:Comparative studies of health systems and medical care
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-361) and index
Charged with restoring harmony and relieving pain, the Malay shaman places his patients in trance and encourages them to express their talents, drives, personality traits - the 'Inner Winds' of Malay medical lore - in a kind of performance. The book explores Malay shamanism
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 366 pages)
ISBN:0520913701
0585070423
9780520913707
9780585070421

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