Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
"A vision that encompasses two worlds and weaves the lessons of both into a fine tapestry."—Clarissa Pinkola Éstes.
"A vision that encompasses two worlds and weaves the lessons of both into a fine tapestry."—Clarissa Pinkola Éstes.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140194968 (0140194967)
ASIN: 140194967
Publish date: May 1st 1995
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Cultural,
Africa,
Religion,
Biography Memoir,
Spirituality,
Theology,
Paganism
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)As a child, Somé was kidnapped by Jesuits, to be trained as a priest and used as an intermediary with his people. He escaped as an adult (after assaulting a teacher, he fled the Jesuit school) and returned to his village. There, he was out of place and unable to assume an a...
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