The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community

Author:   Malidoma Patrice Some ,  L M Some
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
ISBN:  

9780874779912


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   13 September 1999
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community


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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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Author:   Malidoma Patrice Some ,  L M Some
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   TarcherPerigee
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780874779912


ISBN 10:   087477991
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   13 September 1999
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Malidoma Patrice Some, 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.

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