{"product_id":"latah-in-south-east-asia-the-history-and-ethnography-of-a-culture-bound-syndrome-paperback-9780521031370","title":"Latah in South-East Asia; The History and Ethnography of a Culture-bound Syndrome (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521031370","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLatah in South-East Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe History and Ethnography of a Culture-bound Syndrome\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA critical reassessment of latah, the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, and 'culture-bound syndrome'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert L. Winzeler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521031370, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 June 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages, 3 maps  9 tables\u003cbr\u003e22 x 15 x 1.1 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Winzeler's book is a well written and well documented monograph on a difficult topic, based on thorough research, carefully argued … convincing.' Bijdragen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLatah, 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 ways in which local people understand it. Arguing that latah has specific social functions, he concludes that it is not appropriate to regard it as an 'illness' or 'syndrome'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Problem of Latah: 1. The study of latah\u003cbr\u003e 2. Latah, history and gender\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'Latah' elsewhere\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Latah, Society and Culture: 4. Latah in Kelantan: an overview\u003cbr\u003e 5. Latah and Malay culture\u003cbr\u003e 6. Symbolic meanings and social uses\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Borneo Comparisons and Perspective: 7. Latah in Borneo\u003cbr\u003e 8. Latah and the Iban\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Conclusions: 9. Explaining latah: paradigm and paradox, syndrome and ritual, nature and culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006218719512,"sku":"9780521031370","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521031370i_6a4d0e61-6cb6-4d03-8d2f-74bcbfc3d3ae.jpg?v=1694964974","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/latah-in-south-east-asia-the-history-and-ethnography-of-a-culture-bound-syndrome-paperback-9780521031370","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}