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Ritual

Power, Healing and Community

Power, Healing and Community

By Malidoma Patrice Some

By Malidoma Patrice Some

By Malidoma Patrice Some

By Malidoma Patrice Some

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    About Ritual

    ?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 IntroductionVersed 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 Ritual

    ?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 IntroductionVersed 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.

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    About Malidoma Patrice Some

    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… More about Malidoma Patrice Some

    About Malidoma Patrice Some

    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… More about Malidoma Patrice Some

    Product Details

    Category: Alternative Therapies | Philosophy | Inspiration & Motivation | Personal Growth

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Dec 01, 1997 | 128 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780140195583

    Category: Alternative Therapies | Philosophy | Inspiration & Motivation | Personal Growth

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Dec 01, 1997 | 112 Pages | ISBN 9781101177204

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    Table Of Contents

    Acknowledgments
    Introduction: by Michael Meade
    My Beginnings in Ritual
    The Dimensions of Ritual
    Ritual: The Anti-Machine
    Pain and Ritual
    Ritual, Ceremony and Us
    Our Role in Ritual
    The Hidden Space of Ritual
    Ritual as Show
    Power on Display
    Sabotaging Ritual Space
    Ritual and Community
    Models of Ritual and Constraints of the Modern World
    Money and Spirit
    Power and Corruption
    The Structure of Ritual
    A Ritual Sampler: The Funeral and the Language of Grief
    Invocation and the Funeral Ritual
    The Re-enactment
    Speeches and the Pyre
    Modernity and Death
    The Farewell
    How to Ritualize Life

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