The Spirit-mediums of Singkawang: Performing Peoplehood of West Kalimantan
Chinese New Year in the West Kalimantan town of Singkawang is marked by a parade featuring hundreds of possessed spirit-mediums performing self-mortification and blood sacrifice. The event is a huge tourist draw, but beyond the spectacle, deeper meanings are enacted. The spirit-medium procession sta...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2013
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