Taming the wind of desire : psychology, medicine, and aesthetics in Malay shamanistic performance / Carol Laderman.
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TextSeries: Comparative studies of health systems and medical carePublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 366 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780520913707
- 0520913701
- 0585070423
- 9780585070421
- Malays (Asian people) -- Medicine
- Malays (Asian people) -- Religion
- Shamanism -- Malaysia -- Kampung Mercang (Terengganu)
- Traditional medicine -- Malaysia -- Kampung Mercang (Terengganu)
- Kampung Mercang (Terengganu, Malaysia) -- Social life and customs
- Ethnology
- Medicine -- Religious aspects
- Psychology and religion
- Anthropology, Cultural
- Medicine, Traditional
- Religion and Medicine
- Religion and Psychology
- Malaysia
- Malais (Peuple d'Asie) -- Religion
- Ethnologie
- Médecine -- Aspect religieux
- Psychologie et religion
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- General
- Malays (Asian people) -- Medicine
- Malays (Asian people) -- Religion
- Manners and customs
- Shamanism
- Traditional medicine
- Malaysia -- Kampung Mercang (Terengganu)
- Sjamanisme
- Medische aspecten
- Psychologische aspecten
- Maleisië
- 615.8/82/095951 20
- DS595 .L33 1991eb
- WB 50 JM2
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-361) and index.
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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.
English.
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