Malay Folk arts and folk cures: Observations of contemporary ethnopsyhchiatry

Title

Description

"Malay aesthetic traditions prioritize the participatiry component different art forms. Contrary to European aetheticism when art forms are more properly appreciated through a tradition od knowledge acquisition about a particular art and establishing ones position as an enthusiast, aesthetic or critique through the remote media of a wall or stage, Malay thetrical performances combine a number of social experiences into a trilogy of entertainment, morality and therapy".

Creator

Wazir Jahan Karim

Source

Wazur Jahan Karim.(1993)Malay folk arts and folk cures: Observations of contemporary ethnopsychiatry.In Wan Abdul Kadir & Zainal Abidin Borhan (Eds). Fenomena 2.(pp.157). Jabatan Pengajian Melayu

Date

1993

Contributor

camilia

Format

Book chapters