SHAKERS OF ST. VINCENT: Slipcased (Profiles in Healing) - Hardcover

KEENEY

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0918172330 ISBN 13: 9780918172334

Publisher: LEETE'S ISLAND BOOKS,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

A relatively unknown shamanic culture, the Shakers of the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, are illustrated through personal profiles, stories, and color photographs. A unique blend of West African spirituality and Protestant Christianity, this culture has a strong tradition of seeking personal instruction and spiritual training that is brought forth through a ritual called mourning.” The details of this ritual are examined in this book, along with personal testimonies of visionary journeys. Accompanied by an audio CD of their ecstatic gatherings and healing encounters, this book is a vibrant expression of spiritual healing and is a unique contribution to ethnographic literature.

About this title

Review:

"An unflinching look at wisdom and practices to help restore the world's spiritual health." -- Black Issues Book Review

"Each book stands alone, but [the series] provides a whole larger than the sum of the parts . . . breathtaking." -- Milton Erickson Foundation Newsletter

"One of the most exquisite collections of pictures and prose in print." -- Body & Soul Magazine

"Soul-stirring quotations, personal narratives . . . luxurious photographs, and compact discs of prayers, sacred songs, ceremonies, and teachings." -- Spirituality & Health

"[A]n intimate conversation—words from a holy person to all humankind . . . Exquisitey produced." -- Science and Spirit, March/April 2004

About the Author:

Bradford Keeney, PhD, is the editor of the previous Profiles in Healing books and the author ofShaking Out the Spirits, Aesthetics of Change, and Mind in Therapy.

About this edition

• Publisher: LEETE'S ISLAND BOOKS,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0918172330
• ISBN 13: 9780918172334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1