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Bomoh-Poyang: Traditional Medicine and Ceremonial Art of the Aborigines of Malaysia - Roland Werner
Bomoh-Poyang: Traditional Medicine and Ceremonial Art of the Aborigines of Malaysia - Roland Werner
USD128.00
Manufacturer Number: ML154A
Stock Status: In Stock

Bomoh-Poyang: Traditional Medicine and Ceremonial Art of the Aborigines of Malaysia 
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Roland Werner

This is probably the most complete account of the healing arts of Malaysian aborigines, Orang Asli, that has been published or is likely to be published, given the declining aboriginal population on the Malaysian peninsula. There is an exhaustive account of various rituals, prayers, chants and other procedures employed by the Mah-Meri and Jah-Het communities. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition 632 pages with a map and numerous figures and black and white plates 

Weight: 2.5  kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere.

Published by: University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur 1986

Condition: The dust jacket looks new except for a small nick at the base of the spine. The book too looks new aprt from the faintest traces of tanning of the pages.