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Healing through art : ritualized space and Cree identity /

"In Healing through Art, Nadia Ferrara shows how art therapy has been used as a successful form of healing among Crees in northern Quebec. Although Ferrara is not Native and was not using a traditional method, her art therapy became a ritual for her patients and she was accepted in Cree communi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ferrara, Nadia, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2004]
Colección:McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 41.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In Healing through Art, Nadia Ferrara shows how art therapy has been used as a successful form of healing among Crees in northern Quebec. Although Ferrara is not Native and was not using a traditional method, her art therapy became a ritual for her patients and she was accepted in Cree communities as a healer. Through analysis of her patients experiences. Ferrara shows that crees often associate art therapy with their time in the bush and argues that both the bush and the therapeutic space constitute places where they re-affirm their notions of self. She also examines how individual trauma is perceived, defined, and narrated by Cree individuals and discusses the role that their culture and definitions of self play in therapy." "By including patient drawings and letting us hear their voices, Healing through Art gives us a sense of the reality of everyday Cree experience. This book transcends disciplinary boundaries and makes a significant contribution to anthropology, native studies, and clinical psychology."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 167 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-162) and index.
ISBN:9780773571983
0773571981
1282861913
9781282861916
9786612861918
6612861916