Table of Contents

Preface 
Acknowledgments 
PART 1. MALAY MEDICINE, MALAY PERSON 
1. An Introduction to Malay Shamanism 
2. Islamic Humoralism on the Malay Peninsula 
3. "Unusual" Illnesses 
4. Angin: the Inner Winds 
5. The Performance of Healing 
PART n. RITUAL DRAMAS OF HEALING 
6. A Stifled Talent 
7. Seance for a Sick Shaman 
8. Breaking Contracts with the Spirit World 
PART III. AFTERWORD 
9. Words and Meaning 
APPENDIX A. A SHAMAN SPEAKS 
APPENDIX B. MUSIC OF THE MAIN PETERI
Glossary 
Bibliography 
Index 

About the Author

Carol Laderman is Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at the City College of the City University of New York and the author of Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia (California, 1984).

Reviews

"This book will be a valuable resource for a wide readership, as it explores issues of healing, performance and cultural change."--Linda Connor, "Health Transition Review