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Title

Once when I was ill with...

Description

"Once when I was ill with a piercing pain in my chest that made it difficult to breathe, Sennebreb diagnosed this a pacok. Pacok is the piercing of the heart by small wooden needles that fly freely through the air, sent by shamans from other Orang Asli groups, such as the Temiar and Semai. They can hit a person arbitrarily. Pacok is dangerous and may cause death in a few days if no curing ritual occurs."

Creator

Adela Baer

Karen Endicott

Rosemary Gianno

Signe Howell

Barbara S. Nowak

Cornelia van der Sluys

Source

Adela Baer, Karen Endicott, Rosemary Gianno, Signe Howell, Barbara S. Nowak & Cornelia van der Sluys. (2006). Orang Asli women of Malaysia. Subang Jaya. Center For Orang Asli Concerns. p.47.

GN635 M4Ora

Date

2006

Contributor

amirul

Type

Book