Book
Iban shamanism: an analysis of the ethnographic literature
[Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University] • Canberra, A.c.t. • Published In 1987 • Pages: x, 174
By: Graham, Penelope.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document examines the cultural logic of Iban shamanism. As background Graham presents a brief ethnographic survey. The survey is followed by an evaluation of literature on the Iban and Graham's use of some of this material. Additional data in this study pertain to: the ritual language chants which form part of shamanistic healing rites; the performance of the shaman (MANANG) in a variety of ceremonials; shaman initiation ceremonies; an enquiry into the significance of the 'transvestism' of the transformed shaman (MANANG BALI); and a final chapter on the social and cultural context of Iban shamanism in the society.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Music
- Status, role, and prestige
- Gender status
- Magical and mental therapy
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Animism
- Eschatology
- Spirits and gods
- Revelation and divination
- Homosexuality
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Iban
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sarawak, Malaysia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Penelope Graham ; with a foreword by Derek Freeman
- Bibliography: p. 162-171
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ibans (Bornean people)