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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jay H Bernstein |
| ISBN: | 1555876919 9781555876913 1555876927 9781555876920 |
| OCLC Number: | 35599633 |
| Description: | xiv, 209 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 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 -- App. B. Key to Plants Used in Medicine and Ritual -- App. C. Field Methods -- App. D. Note on the Value of the Rupiah -- App. E. Musical Description of the Balien Chant. |
| Responsibility: | Jay H. Bernstein. |
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- Médecine -- Bornéo.
- Rites et cérémonies -- Bornéo.
- Ethnomédecine -- Bornéo.
- Chamanisme -- Bornéo.
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