10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LATAH»
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latah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
latah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Latah in South-East Asia: The History and Ethnography of a ...
A critical reassessment of latah, the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, and 'culture-bound syndrome'.
Its name derived from the Nez Perce language, Latah County is the only county in the United States to have been created by an Act of Congress.
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Handbook of Cultural Psychiatry
recognized by local people. Latah gembira (happy latah) is often seen during
wedding ceremonies and on other joyful occasions. Well-known latah subjects
are usually invited to attend and, after the serious part of the ceremony is over,
they ...
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Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in ...
Like amok, latah has been described in English language literature for some time
, with earliest mentions dating from the 19th century. From the late 1960s to the
present, anthropologists have debated the significance of latah. Starting with ...
Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, 2004
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Soils of
Latah County, Idaho...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Peter Powell Peterson, 2012
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Clinician's Guide to Cultural Psychiatry
Actually, there is a debate among scholars as to whether the latah condition
should be regarded as a culture-related "mental disorder" or merely as an "
unusual behavior response" found in some cultures. According to Chinese-
Malaysian ...
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Theater of Disorder : Patients, Doctors, and the ...
Though the Javanese are not the group in which latah and amok have been
studied, they share common cultural features with all other Malay peoples. See C
. Geertz, The Religion of Java (New York: Free Press, I960); and C. Geertz,
Person, ...
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Stanford University School of Medicine Brant Wenegrat Associate Professor, 2001
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Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry
Latah. Latah is often used as a classical example of culture- bound syndromes (
Bhugra and Jacob 1997). This is a dissociative state provoked usually by a short,
loud noise or a prod in the ribs which is associated with altered consciousness, ...
Dinesh Bhugra, Kamaldeep Bhui, 2007
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Play: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis
the function of play and its presentation, the biological reaction versus the cultural
relation views of Latah are off the mark. Rather than focus upon the Western
biomedical disease or culture-bound syndrome approach, and the contrasting ...
Felicia Faye McMahon, Donald E. Lytle, Brian Sutton-Smith, 2005
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What the Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies of ...
American hyperstartlers and control “normal” American peers also discriminate
Malaysian latahs from their non-latah peers turned out to be important in
understanding the latah syndrome and the cultural context in which it is
embedded ...
Paul Ekman, Erika L. Rosenberg, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LATAH»
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latah is used in the context of the following news items.
Moscow shooting spree witnesses take the stand
MOSCOW, Idaho - The Latah County courthouse heard from witnesses ... John Lee appeared before a Latah County Judge Thursday for his ... «KREM.com, Jul 15»
US Dept. of Agriculture declares several surrounding counties as …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated Latah, Clearwater, Kootenia and Whitman Counties as some of the most recent natural disaster ... «KLEW, Jul 15»
Victim recounts harrowing experience during shooting
10 to Latah County Magistrate John C. Judge during a preliminary hearing Thursday for the alleged shooter, John Lee. The Seattle man said ... «Lewiston Morning Tribune, Jul 15»
Explosive device found in Juliaetta
The Spokane County Bomb Squad was called in by the Latah County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday afternoon to disarm an improvised ... «Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Jul 15»
Stage listings
July 24, 6-8:30 p.m., Rathdrum City Park, 15456 N. Latah Road, Rathdrum. Free. (208) 667-3162. Dana Cooper - Song poet from Nashville ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
Moscow shooting survivor testifies in suspect's hearing - KREM.com
Shooting suspect John Lee, formerly known as Kane Grzebielski, appeared in court in Latah County to face the charges levied against him for ... «KREM.com, Jul 15»
USDA: Nearly all of Idaho affected by natural distaster areas
Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai and Latah counties are the most recent regions to qualify as primary natural disaster areas. (Image via ... «KIRO Seattle, Jul 15»
Grandview/Thorpe Neighborhood plan spelled out, endorsed
... calling for preservation of open spaces and the natural character of the neighborhood, located south of Interstate 90 and west of Latah Valley. «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
Idaho communities receive grants to prevent substance abuse
Recipients of the award were Latah County Youth Advocacy Council, The Coalition for Drug Free Youth, Community Coalitions of Idaho, Idaho ... «KBOI-TV, Jul 15»
Zacca Hummus' secret: fresh garbanzo beans from the farm
Her twist was using fresh garbanzo beans grown by her father-in-law, Russ Zenner, at his farm in Genesee in North Idaho's Latah County. «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
