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Ritual: Power, Healing and Community
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The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which results from the intellect being woven through the ritual complexities of tribal life. The purpose of constructing thresholds that bring this world together is to find the powers that can heal the rends in tribal as well as modern communities.? –Michael Meade, from the IntroductionVersed in the languages of psychology, comparative literature, as well as ancient mythology, healing, and divination, Malidoma Patrice Some bridges paths between the ancient tribal world of the West African Dagara culture and modern Western society. Ritual is written with wild imagination, careful critical reflection, and intuitive insights that will force the reader to encounter the world anew.
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| Weight | 0.68 kg |
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| Dimensions | 0.87 × 14.8 × 21.37 cm |
| PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 128 |
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| Year Published | 1997-12-1 |
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| ISBN 10 | 0140195580 |
| 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 | AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: by Michael MeadeMy Beginnings in RitualThe Dimensions of RitualRitual: The Anti-MachinePain and RitualRitual, Ceremony and UsOur Role in RitualThe Hidden Space of RitualRitual as ShowPower on DisplaySabotaging Ritual SpaceRitual and CommunityModels of Ritual and Constraints of the Modern WorldMoney and SpiritPower and CorruptionThe Structure of RitualA Ritual Sampler: The Funeral and the Language of GriefInvocation and the Funeral RitualThe Re-enactmentSpeeches and the PyreModernity and DeathThe FarewellHow to Ritualize Life |
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