Ritual: Power, Healing and Community : The African Teachings of the Dagara (Echoes of the Ancestors) - Softcover

Some, Malidoma Patrice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963231022 ISBN 13: 9780963231024

Publisher: Swan Raven & Co, 1993

Synopsis

"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 Introduction

Versed 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.

About this title

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 and currently devotes himself to speaking and, with his wife, Sobonfu, conducting intensive workshops throughout the USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Swan Raven & Co
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0963231022
• ISBN 13: 9780963231024
• Binding: Paperback