Latah in South-East Asia The History and Ethnography of a Culture-Bound Syndrome |
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| Author:
| Winzeler, Robert L. |
| Contribution by:
| Fessler, Daniel
Johnson, Allen W.
Lebra, Takie Sugiyama
Lucy, John
Quinn, Naomi
Strauss, Claudia
Whitehead, Harriet |
| Series title: | Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-47219-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.00 |
Book Description:
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Latah, the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, has fascinated Western observers since the late nineteenth century, and is widely considered a 'culture-bound syndrome'. This study critically reviews the literature, and presents new ethnographic information, concluding that latah serves specific social functions, and should not be treated as an 'illness' or 'syndrome'.
Latah, the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, has fascinated Western observers since the late nineteenth century, and is widely considered a 'culture-bound syndrome'. This study critically reviews the literature, and presents new ethnographic information, concluding that latah serves specific social functions, and should not be treated as an 'illness' or 'syndrome'.