PrefaceNote on Transcription1Introduction12The Taman People, Their Customs, and Their Social Structure133Therapeutics, Pharmacopoeia, and Medical Pluralism314Explanations of Illness and Their Conceptual Framework535Becoming a Balien776The Work and Equipment of the Balien1097Balienism in Society1418Conclusion163App. A: Glossary173App. BKey to Plants Used in Medicine and Ritual179App. CField Methods183App. DNote on the Value of the Rupiah187App. EMusical Description of the Balien Chant189Bibliography191Index201About the Book209