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Jero Tapakan: Stories from the life of a Balinese Healer

1983 / 26 minutes

Directed by: Timothy Asch Linda Connor Patsy Asch

Anthropologist

Country of production: Australia

Series: ANU, Indonesia Series

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Jero beings with an account of her family’s extreme poverty that culminated in her desire to leave her family and travel as a pedlar. She describes mystical experiences that led her to recognise her own ‘blessed madness’ and to return home. Jero’s account is unique but themes of poverty, mysticism, madness and humility are common elements in the autobiographical accounts of many Balinese healers.

Language and subtitles: Balinese with English Subtitles

Region: South-East Asia

Country: Indonesia

Keywords: Health / Health care / Healing Socioeconomic conditions

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