Ritual: Power, Healing and Community
 

Ritual: Power, Healing and Community

by Malidoma Patrice Some

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... (read more)

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  • Vizion

    vizion said:

    Without elders, how can one begin to practice rituals?

    posted Saturday, May 10 2008
  • Vizion

    vizion said:

    Some uses stories from the Dagara in Burkina Faso to discuss why the practice of ritual is important in sustaining communities.

    posted Saturday, May 10 2008
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