Shaman (Bomoh apprentice)
Shaman (Bomoh apprentice)
Kelantan, Malaysia
I served as an apprentice Bomoh (Malay Shaman) in Kelantan, Malaysia, learning about ethnobotany, medicinal plants, Malay rituals, Malay divination and sociocultural aspects of Malay Shamanism (in an Islamic environment). I consulted with villagers and performed herbal and shamanistic treatment on patients with mental incap
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Dr. Peter Cohen
Rockville, Maryland, USA
Graduated 1995, PhD, Interdisciplinary Biology
Faculty of Science