Malay Poisons and Charm Cures

ISBN-13: 9789745241442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 320 str.

John Desmond Gimlette

Opis

Focuses on the pharmacopoeia and practices of Malay healers, shamans (bomoh) and sorcerers (pawing). This title not only deals with the traditional pharmacology and toxicology, native theories of disease, medical practice, religious ritual and superstition, but also with the Malay anthropology generally.