{"product_id":"taming-the-wind-of-desire-9780520082588","title":"TAMING THE WIND OF DESIRE","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ethnographic study of Malay healing ceremonies involving the practices of shamen, who place their patients in a trance and encourage them to express their inner thoughts in a type of performance. The ceremony reveals a psychological content relevant to Western medical practice today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e PART 1. MALAY MEDICINE, MALAY PERSON \u003cbr\u003e 1. An Introduction to Malay Shamanism \u003cbr\u003e 2. Islamic Humoralism on the Malay Peninsula \u003cbr\u003e 3. \"Unusual\" Illnesses \u003cbr\u003e 4. Angin: the Inner Winds \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Performance of Healing \u003cbr\u003e PART n. RITUAL DRAMAS OF HEALING \u003cbr\u003e 6. A Stifled Talent \u003cbr\u003e 7. Seance for a Sick Shaman \u003cbr\u003e 8. Breaking Contracts with the Spirit World \u003cbr\u003e PART III. AFTERWORD \u003cbr\u003e 9. Words and Meaning \u003cbr\u003e APPENDIX A. A SHAMAN SPEAKS \u003cbr\u003e APPENDIX B. MUSIC OF THE MAIN PETERI\u003cbr\u003e Glossary \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359042339159,"sku":"9780520082588","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520082588.jpg?v=1754123353","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/taming-the-wind-of-desire-9780520082588","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}