Locating the soul of healing performance in Malaysia - A. S. Hardy Shafii; Nurul Farhana Low Abdullah; Mumtaz Begum Aboo Backer; Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (Pulau Pinang Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2017)
Malaysian traditional healing performance practices : a brief overview -- The mind, body, spirits and soul in traditional healing : a perspective of Bageh -- The mystical gathering between the supernatural, physical and the nether world of Main Teri among the Malay community -- The initiation ritual of kuda kepang mabuk : a cleansing and healing process -- Thaipusam : a journey in spiritual healing -- The structure of healing ritual : the Bebayuh's diagnostic art and the Seladai dance -- Shamanistic intermediaries in the performance healing rituals of Main Teri, Sewang and Bobohizan -- Refraining traditional healing performance : the case of kuda kepang mabuk.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Donated by Professor Matthew Santamaria
Keywords: Spiritual healing -- Malaysia; Spiritual care (Medical care) -- Malaysia; Holistic medicine -- Malaysia; Malaysia