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Laderman, Carol C. was born on October 25, 1932 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Philip and Sylvia (Sugarman) Ciavati.
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Charged with restoring harmony and relieving pain, the Malay shaman places his patients in trance and encourages them to express their talents, drives, personality traits—the "Inner Winds" of Malay medical lore—in a kind of performance. These healing ceremonies, formerly viewed by Western anthropologists as exotic curiosities, actually reveal complex multicultural origins and a unique indigenous medical tradition whose psychological content is remarkably relevant to contemporary Western concerns. Accepted as apprentice to a Malay shaman, Carol Laderman learned and recorded every aspect of the healing seance and found it comparable in many ways to the traditional dramas of Southeast Asia and of other cultures such as ancient Greece, Japan, and India. The Malay seance is a total performance, complete with audience, stage, props, plot, music, and dance. The players include the patient along with the shaman and his troupe. At the center of the drama are pivotal relationships—among people, between humans and spirits, and within the self. The best of the Malay shamans are superb poets, dramatists, and performers as well as effective healers of body and soul.
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In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a vivid picture of the daily life of rural Malays as she focuses on their dietary practices and the ritual and medical aspects of childbirth procedures. Apprenticed to a village midwife and a local shaman, she was able to observe a traditional culture adapting to modern practices.
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Laderman, Carol C. was born on October 25, 1932 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Philip and Sylvia (Sugarman) Ciavati.
Bachelor with honors, Hunter College, 1972; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy with distinction, Columbia University, 1979.
Visiting lecturer Yale University, New Haven, 1980-1982. Assistant professor Fordham University, Bronx, 1982-1988, associate professor, 1988-1990. Professor anthropology City College-CUNY, New York City, since 1990, chairman department, 1990—1996, 1999—2002.
Evaluator applications John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1994—2004. External assessor Academy of Malay Studies, University Malaya.
( Charged with restoring harmony and relieving pain, the ...)
( In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a...)
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Consultant North America Conference on Ethiopian Jewry, New York City. Member American Anthropol. Association, American Ethnological Association, Society for Medical Anthropology, Council on Nutritional Anthropology (executive board 1985-1989), International Association for Study of Traditional Asian Medicine (secretary-general 1992-1996).
Married Gabriel Laderman, February 12, 1953. Children: Raphael, Michael.