Theatre, Ritual and Transformation
The Senoi Temiars
Published on 20. December 2018
238 pages
978-1-317-72547-3 (ISBN)
Description
Sue Jennings and her three children spent two years on a fieldwork expedition to the Senoi Temiar people of Malaysia: Theatre, Ritual and Transformation is a fascinating account of that experience. She describes how the Temiar regularly perform seances which are enacted through dreams, dance, music and drama, and explains that they see the seance as playing a valuable preventative role in people's lives, as well as being a medium of healing and cure. Her account brings together the insights of drama, therapy and theatre with those of social anthropology to provide an invaluable theoretical framework for understanding theatre and ritual and their links with healing.
Reviews / Votes
'This is an interesting, clear and coherently organised book.' - Social AnthropologyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
6,41 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-72547-3 (9781317725473)
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Schweitzer Classification
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03/1995
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03/1995
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Content
1: Setting the scene; 2: Introducing the Temiars; 3: Boundaries and transformations; 4: Temiar body; 5: Temiar space; 6: Dreams, souls and trance; 7: Women and blood; 8: Temiar healers; 9: Healing performances; 10: The epic metaphor
