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The Medium is the Masseuse: a Balinese Massage

1983 / 31 minutes

Directed by: Timothy Asch Linda Connor Patsy Asch

Anthropologist

Country of production: Australia United States

Series: ANU, Indonesia Series

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Jero uses massage and traditional medicines to treat Ida Bagus, who suffers from sterility and seizures. Through her treatment and her words, Jero reveals her conceptions of the human body, the nature of illness, the contrast between Western and traditional Balinese medicine, and the relationship between human beings and the cosmos.

Language and subtitles: Balinese with English Subtitles

Region: South-East Asia

Country: Indonesia

Keywords: Health / Health care / Healing Reproduction (biology)

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