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Book Title: Taming the Wind of Desire : Psychology, Medicine, and Aesthetics in Malay Shamanistic Performance
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Carol Laderman
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Shamanism, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1993
Genre: Psychology, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 386 Pages
