Spirits Captured in Stone : : Shamanism and Traditional Medicine Among the Taman of Borneo / / Jay H. Bernstein.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Bernstein, Jay H. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685858117; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685858117
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jay H. Bernstein.

Examines shamanism and healing practices among the Taman of Borneo.