Consoling Ghosts: Stories of Medicine and Mourning from Southeast Asians in Exile

by Jean M. Langford

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In conversation with emigrants from Laos and Cambodia, Jean M. Langford repeatedly met with spirits: the wandering souls of the seriously ill, dangerous ghosts of those who died by violence, restless ancestors displaced from their homes. For these emigrants, the dead not only appear in memories, safely ensconced in the past, but also erupt with a physical force into the daily life and dreams of the present.

Inspired by these conversations,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816687188

ISBN13:9780816687183

Release Date:October 2013

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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