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ISBN 10: 0520343034
ISBN 13: 9780520343030
Author: Carol Laderman
In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a vivid picture of the daily life of rural Malays as she focuses on their dietary practices and the ritual and medical aspects of childbirth procedures. Apprenticed to a village midwife and a local shaman, she was able to observe a traditional culture adapting to modern practices.
• 1 • Introduction to the Problem and the People
MERCHANG, THE PLACE AND ITS PEOPLE
WOMEN’S OCCUPATIONS
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
• 2 • Food: Belief and Behavior
WILD FOODS
CULTIVATED FOODS
IDEOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
DIET AND ECOLOGY
• 3 • The Malay Humoral System and the Concept of Bisa
HUMORAL PATHOLOGY
VARIABILITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL
THE BODILY HUMORS
THE HUMORS AND DIET
THE HUMORS AND ILLNESS
EXTENSIONS OF THE MALAY HUMORAL SYSTEM
THE CONCEPT OF BISA
SYMBOLIC OR PRAGMATIC?
• 4 • Conception and Pregnancy
CONCEPTION
CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION
GESTATION
PENEMPAH BIDAN AND LENGGANG PERUT
DANGERS DURING PREGNANCY
THE CULTURAL MAPPING OF PREGNANCY
• 5 • Government Midwife and Traditional Midwife
THE GOVERNMENT MIDWIFE
THE VILLAGE MIDWIVES
THE TRAINING OF A BIDAN KAMPUNG
ANTENATAL CARE
• 6 • Giving Birth in a Malay Village
A DIRECTIONAL SYSTEM FOR GIVING BIRTH
THE BOMOH'S ROLE DURING CHILDBIRTH
A BABY IS BORN IN MERCHANG
Case no. 2: The birth and death of Asmah’s first child
THE MIDWIFE AS MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
• 7 • The Postpartum Period
POSTPARTUM FOOD RESTRICTIONS
OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR MEASURING HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THE PANTANG
SUPERNATURAL DANGERS DURING THE PUERPERIUM
RELEASE FROM THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD
• 8 • Conceptions and Preconceptions
Glossary of Malay Words Used in the Text
EDIBLE WILD PLANTS CONSUMED IN MERCHANG
INCANTATIONS
Incantation for Difficult Births (Original Malay Version)
Contraceptive Incantation
Incantation Recited Over Salt Mixture by Bidan Kampung
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