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Semai response to mental aberration
Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde • 124 (1) • Published In 1968 • Pages: 135-158
By: Dentan, Robert Knox.
Abstract
This source presents a sociological analysis of the responses to mental aberration exhibited by the Senoi (Semai) of central Malaya. After a brief introductory section dealing with the authors approach to the data, the discussion turns to a study of the specific characteristics of the various diseases described in the text, beliefs about their origins, and methods of treatment. A theoretical analysis of the Senoi data in terms of the conceptual schemes proposed by Wallace, Merton and Lemert regarding their interpretation of mental aberration, concludes this work.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1989
- Field Date
- 1961-1963
- Coverage Date
- 1950-1963
- Coverage Place
- central Perak and Pahang, Malaysia
- Notes
- Robert Knox Dentan
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- sn 86000287
- LCSH
- Senoi (Southeast Asian people)