kru

A Cambodian shaman, especially active as a curer. He exorcises the evil spirits of disease. The kru uses vegetable medicines as well as animal parts (such as rhinoceros horn) and bezoar stones.

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References

Source

  • Leach, Maria, ed. (1984). Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend. New York: HarperCollins.