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Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community: The Healing Wisdom of Africa
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Through The Healing Wisdom of Africa, readers can come to understand that the life of indigenous and traditional people is a paradigm for an intimate relationship with the natural world that both surrounds us and is within us. The book is the most complete study of the role ritual plays in the lives of African people–and the role it can play for seekers in the West.
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| Weight | 0.3632 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.286 × 15.3162 × 22.8346 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 352 |
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| Year Published | 1999-9-13 |
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| Publication City/Country | USA |
| ISBN 10 | 087477991X |
| About The Author | Malidoma Patrice Somé, born in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) West Africa, is initiated in the ancestral traditions of his tribe, and is a medicine man and diviner in the Dagra culture. He holds three master's degrees and two doctorates from Sorbonne and Brandeis University, and has taught at the University of Michigan. He currently devotes himself to speaking and, with his wife, Sobonfu, conducting intensive workshops throughout the United States. |
| Table Of Content | The Healing Wisdom of Africa Introduction: Living in Two WorldsPart One: Healing in the Indigenous World1. Healing, Ritual, and Community2. The Healing Power of Nature3. Indigenous TechnologiesPart Two: Relationships of Healing: The Community4. The Value of a Healthy Community5. Mentors and the Life of Youth6. Elders and the CommunityPart Three: Understanding Ritual7. The Elements of Ritual8. Dagara Cosmology and Ritual9. Preparing for RitualPart Four: Rituals of Healing10. Fire Rituals11. Water Rituals12. Earth Rituals13. Mineral Rituals14. Nature RitualsPart Five: Healing in the Western World15. Initiation: A Response to Challenges of the West16. Maintaining Community through RitualIndex |
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