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Manangism in Borneoarticle 1887 • Perham, John
Iban • Asia > Southeast Asia
This article deals with shamanism among the Iban. Included are data on the status and initiation of a shaman, the various types of curing ceremonies employed by the shaman, and beliefs about the causes of disease. Several pages of texts sung in curin...