Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-Bound Syndrome Hardcover - 1995
by Robert L. Winzeler
First line
The earliest European account to be cited as an actual or possible reference to latah (by Yap 1952: 516; Murphy 1972: 43) is contained in J. R. Logan's journal of his trip from Melaka into Naning, published in 1849.
From the rear cover
"Latah", the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, has fascinated Western observers since the late nineteenth century and is widely regarded as a "culture-bound syndrome". Dr Winzeler critically reviews the literature on the subject, and presents new ethnographic information based on his own fieldwork in Malaya and Borneo. He considers the biological and psychological hypotheses that have been proposed to account for "latah", and explains the way in which local people understand it. Arguing that latah has specific social uses, he concludes that it is not generally appropriate to regard it as an "illness" or "syndrome".
Details
- Title Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-Bound Syndrome
- Author Robert L. Winzeler
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date 1995-02-24
- Features Maps
- ISBN 9780521472197 / 0521472199
- Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 6.29 x 0.68 in (23.52 x 15.98 x 1.73 cm)
-
Themes
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects Ethnopsychology - Malaysia - Pasir Mas, Ethnopsychology - Malaysia - Sarawak
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94014427
- Dewey Decimal Code 155.849
More Copies for Sale
Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-bound Syndrome: 7 (Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, Series Number 7)
by Winzeler, Robert L.
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780521472197 / 0521472199
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
London, London, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$20.96$25.75 shipping to USA
Show Details
Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-Bound Syndrome
by Winzeler, Robert L.
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780521472197 / 0521472199
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$17.61FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-Bound Syndrome
by Winzeler, Robert L.
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780521472197 / 0521472199
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
London, London, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$25.11$25.75 shipping to USA
Show Details
Latah in South-East Asia The History and Ethnography of a Culture-Bound Syndrome
by Winzeler, Robert L.
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780521472197 / 0521472199
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Olney, Maryland, United States
- Item Price
-
$30.00$5.95 shipping to USA
Show Details
Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-bound Syndrome (Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, Series Number 7)
by Winzeler, Robert L.
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780521472197 / 0521472199
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Newport Coast, California, United States
- Item Price
-
$74.54FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-Bound Syndrome
by Robert L. Winzeler
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780521472197 / 0521472199
- Quantity Available
- 202
- Seller
-
Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$112.93$10.29 shipping to USA