Report on Latah in Central and Southwestern Sarawak.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Report on Latah in Central and Southwestern Sarawak. |
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Author :
Robert L. Winzeler |
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Abstract:
Latah is a predominantly female behavioural phenomenon occurring mainly in the Malay archipelago. It is characterized by echolalia, echopraxia, and command automatism, taking the form usually of a brisk explosive verbal outburst usually following an exciting ‘happening’. Precipitating stimuli range from unexpected gestures of another person or slight unexpected physical contacts to severely frightening events such as the sight of a snake. The response of the latah subject may be the repetition of the word she was uttering at the time or she may repeat whatever words she heard at the time. She may also, during the excited state, perform simple or complicated tasks initiated or commanded by someone else .... (Chiu, Tong and Schmidt 1972: 155)
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Robert L. Winzeler. (1990). Report on Latah in Central and Southwestern Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XLI (62): 1-8 |
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