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Taming the Wind of Desire : Psychology, Medicine, and Aesthetics in Malay title: Shamanistic Performance Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care author: Laderman, Carol. publisher: University of California Press isbn10 | asin: print isbn13: 9780520069169 ebook isbn13: 9780585070421 language: English Malays (Asian people)--Medicine, Malays (Asian people)--Religion, Shamanism-- Terengganu--Kampong Merchang, subject Traditional medicine--Terengganu-- Kampong Merchang, Kampong Merchang (Terengganu)--Social life and customs. publication date: 1991 lcc: DS595.L33 1991eb ddc: 615.8/82/095951 Malays (Asian people)--Medicine, Malays (Asian people)--Religion, Shamanism-- Terengganu--Kampong Merchang, subject: Traditional medicine--Terengganu-- Kampong Merchang, Kampong Merchang (Terengganu)--Social life and customs. Page i Taming the Wind of Desire Page ii COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL CARE General Editor John M. Janzen Founding Editor Charles Leslie Editorial Board Don Bates, M.D., McGill University Frederick L. Dunn, M.D., University of California, San Francisco Kris Heggenhougen, University of London Brigitte Jordan, Michigan State University Shirley Lindenbaum The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York Patricia L. Rosenfield, The Carnegie Corporation of New York Paul U. Unschuld, University of Munich Francis Zimmermann, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris For a complete list of titles in this series, please contact the Sales Department University of California Press 2120 Berkeley Way Berkeley, CA 94720 Page iii Taming the Wind of Desire Psychology, Medicine, and Aesthetics in Malay Shamanistic Performance Carol Laderman University of California Press Berkeley Los Angeles London Page iv University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press London, England Copyright © 1991 by The Regents of the University of California Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 First Paperback Printing 1993 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Laderman, Carol. Taming the wind of desire: psychology, medicine, and aesthetics in Malay shamanistic performance / Carol Laderman. p. cm. (Comparative studies of health systems and medical care) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-520-08258-3 1. Malays (Asian people)Medicine. 2. Malays (Asian people) Religion. 3. ShamanismTrengganuKampong Merchang. 4. Folk medicineTrengganuKampong Merchang. 5. Kampong Merchang (Trengganu)Social life and customs. I. Title. II. Series. DS595.L33 1991 615.8´82´095951dc20 90-38031 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984 Page v For my parents, Sylvia and Philip Ciavati, and Pak Long Awang Bin Ali and for my children, Raphael and Michael Laderman Page vii CONTENTS Preface ix Acknowledgments xvi Part I. Malay Medicine, Malay Person 1 1. An Introduction to Malay Shamanism 3 2. Islamic Humoralism on the Malay Peninsula 15 3. "Unusual" Illnesses 40 4. Angin: the Inner Winds 64 5. The Performance of Healing 86 Part II. Ritual Dramas of Healing 113 6. A Stifled Talent 115 7. Seance for a Sick Shaman 181 8. Breaking Contracts with the Spirit World 216 Part III. Afterword 295 9. Words and Meaning 297 Appendix A. A Shaman Speaks 307 Appendix B. Music of the Main Peteri 323 Glossary 341 Bibliography 347 Index 363
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