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Media type:
E-Book
Title:
Spirits Captured in Stone
:
Shamanism and Traditional Medicine Among the Taman of Borneo
Contains:
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Note on Transcription
1 Introduction
2 The Taman People, Their Customs, and Their Social Structure
3 Therapeutics, Pharmacopoeia, and Medical Pluralism
4 Explanations of Illness and Their Conceptual Framework
5 Becoming a Balien
6 The Work and Equipment of the Balien
7 Balienism in Society
8 Conclusion
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Key to Plants Used in Medicine and Ritual
Appendix C: Field Methods
Appendix D: Note on the Value of the Rupiah
Appendix E: Musical Description of the Balien Chant
Bibliography
Index
About the Book