Taming the Wind of Desire : Psychology, Medicine, and Aesthetics in Malay Shamanistic Performance /
Laderman, Carol,author.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-361) and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

Malays (Asian people)
Malays (Asian people)
Shamanism
Traditional medicine
Shamanism
Traditional medicine
Anthropology, Cultural
Medicine, Traditional
Religion and Medicine
Religion and Psychology
Malays (Asian people)
Malays (Asian people)
Shamanism
Traditional medicine
Religion and Medicine
Religion and Psychology
Anthropology, Cultural
Medicine, Traditional
Religion
Complementary Therapies
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Culture
Anthropology
Therapeutics
Social Sciences
Humanities
Psychiatry and Psychology
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
East Asia
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
History & Archaeology