{"product_id":"the-healing-wisdom-of-africa-isbn-9780874779912","title":"The Healing Wisdom of Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revealing exploration of traditional healing practices, by a renowned shaman and scholar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bridging ancestral wisdom from West Africa with the challenges of modern life in the West, this acclaimed book offers a wealth of insights into indigenous knowledge and how it speaks to the chronic problems of our fast-paced, disconnected world. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on his lived experience within the Dagara culture as well as his extensive studies and teachings, Malidoma Somé’s observations on \u003cb\u003ehealing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ecommunity\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eritual\u003c\/b\u003e present powerful ways to become more connected—to the natural world, to the intergenerational village that can mentor and support every person, and ultimately to the truest, unmasked parts of ourselves.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Profoundly wise and fascinating…Malidoma Patrice Somé has delivered an incomparably meaningful gift to us wanderers and seekers in the West.”\u003cbr\u003e —      Alice Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An amazing bridge over the chasm of modern isolation. Malidoma reawakens the rituals of the heart. This is profound, brilliant, and accessible medicine for us.”\u003cbr\u003e —      Jack KornfieldThe Healing Wisdom of Africa       Introduction: Living in Two Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Healing in the Indigenous World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Healing, Ritual, and Community\u003cbr\u003e2. The Healing Power of Nature\u003cbr\u003e3. Indigenous Technologies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Relationships of Healing: The Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. The Value of a Healthy Community\u003cbr\u003e5. Mentors and the Life of Youth\u003cbr\u003e6. Elders and the Community\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Understanding Ritual\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. The Elements of Ritual\u003cbr\u003e8. Dagara Cosmology and Ritual\u003cbr\u003e9. Preparing for Ritual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Rituals of Healing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Fire Rituals\u003cbr\u003e11. Water Rituals\u003cbr\u003e12. Earth Rituals\u003cbr\u003e13. Mineral Rituals\u003cbr\u003e14. Nature Rituals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Healing in the Western World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15. Initiation: A Response to Challenges of the West\u003cbr\u003e16. Maintaining Community through Ritual\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cb\u003eMalidoma Patrice Somé \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Burkina Faso, West Africa. A gifted medicine man of the Dagara tribe, he held three master’s degrees and two doctorates, from the Sorbonne and Brandeis.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300017066213,"sku":"NP9780874779912","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780874779912.jpg?v=1767739743","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-healing-wisdom-of-africa-isbn-9780874779912","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}