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Malaysia’s Bomohs: Witch Doctors in Modern Society
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Malaysia’s Bomohs: Witch Doctors in Modern Society

The modern world's ancient spirit doctors

Apr 23, 2016
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Last week, students at several schools in the town of Pengkalan Chepa in the eastern Malaysian state of Kelantan suddenly began screaming and gyrating, seeing a particular Malay ghost called Pontianak, also known as Kuntilanak in Indonesia -- evil, half-dead, foul-smelling, dripping blood with a nail stuck in her neck, a shrieking female poltergeist.

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