Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman (Compass)
Some, Malidoma Patrice
ISBN 10: 0140194967 ISBN 13: 9780140194968
Published by Tarcher, 1995
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Maliodoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village, however he was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for the next fifteen years, being harshly indoctrinated into european ways of thought and worship. The story tells of his return to his people, his hard initiation back into those people, which lead to his desire to convey their knowledge to the world. Of Water and the Spirit is the result of that desire; it is a sharing of living African traditions, offered in compassion for those struggling with our contemporary crisis of the spirit.
About the Author: Malidoma Somé was born in Burkina Faso in 1956. At the age of four, he was forcefully taken from his family to be educated at a French Jesuit boarding school. At the age of twenty, he escaped from the school and was reunited with his family. He now lectures on his experiences.
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Title: Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and ...
Publisher: Tarcher
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good