Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-Bound Syndrome, Vol. 7
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A critical reassessment of latah, the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, and 'culture-bound syndrome'.
List of maps and tablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: the problem of latah1Pt. IThe problem of latah91The study of latah112Latah, history, and gender253"Latah" elsewhere33Pt. IILatah, society, and culture534Latah in Kelantan: an overview555Latah and Malay culture746Symbolic meanings and social uses92Pt. IIIBorneo comparisons and perspectives1077Latah in Borneo1098Latah and the Iban119Pt. IVConclusions1279Explaining latah: paradigm and paradox, syndrome and ritual, nature and culture129Glossary137Notes141Bibliography156Index169
