Taming the Wind of Desire

Carol Laderman

University of California Press, 1993

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An ethnographic study of Malay healing ceremonies involving the practices of shamen, who place their patients in a trance and encourage them to express their inner thoughts in a type of performance. The ceremony reveals a psychological content relevant to Western medical practice today.

ISBN-13
9780520082588
ISBN-10
0520082583
Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1993
Publication date
1993-03-10
Pages
386
Dimensions
515x231x29
Weight
628