Malay poisons and charm cures
Malay Poisons and Charm Cures by John D. Gimlette presents a clear account of the known poisons employed by the people of Malaya and their uses in medicine, for criminal purposes, and in the chase. A little less than half the book is devoted to a description of the Bomor, or Malay medicine man, and...
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| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur
Silverfish Book
2019
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| Series: | Silverfish Malaysian classics
10 |
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Table of Contents:
- Methods of poisoning and Malay charms in general
- The work of the bomor in relation to clinical medicine
- Charms and amulets
- Black art in Malay medicine
- Spells and sooothsaying