Latah in South-East Asia
Robert L. (University of Nevada, Reno) Winzeler
Cambridge University Press, 1995
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Latah, the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, has fascinated Western observers since the late nineteenth century, and is widely considered a 'culture-bound syndrome'. This study critically reviews the literature, and presents new ethnographic information, concluding that latah serves specific social functions, and should not be treated as an 'illness' or 'syndrome'.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521472197
- ISBN-10
- 0521472199
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1995
- Publication date
- 1995-01-12
- Pages
- 192
- Dimensions
- 236x157x17
- Weight
- 409