Ritual
Power, Healing and Community
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 1, 1997
The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore ritual as a meeting point between Dagara tradition and modern Western thought.
- Themes
- Ritual, power, and healing, Community healing, Dagara and Western cultural connections
- Genres
- Shamanism, Ethnic & Tribal Religions, How Cultures Work
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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.
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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.
Ritual and Renewal
Explore ritual as a meeting point between Dagara tradition and modern Western thought.
Come here for
- Reflections on healing and community across cultural worlds
- A blend of mythology, psychology, and critical thought
Expect
- Imaginative writing paired with careful reflection
- A perspective that invites you to encounter the world anew
Where it sits
| Shamanism | 51% |
|---|---|
| How Cultures Work | 50% |
| Ethnic & Tribal Religions | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Prayer & Healing
- Building Self-Esteem
- Customs & Traditions
- Authors
- Malidoma Patrice Some
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- December 1, 1997
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Ritual, power, and healing · Community healing · Dagara and Western cultural connections
- Reading lane
- Prayer & Healing