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American shaman : an odyssey of global healing traditions /

Written for therapists, scholars, clergy, students, and those with an interest in non-traditional healing practices, this book tells the story of Bradford Keeney, the first non-African to be inducted as a shaman in the Kung Bushman and Zulu cultures.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kottler, Jeffrey A.
Other Authors: Keeney, Bradford, 1951-, Carlson, Jon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2004.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Some Conceptual Foundations
  • The Zulu Conflict
  • Dancing under the Stars
  • What It Means to Be a Shaman
  • The Psychiatrist Wanted to Be a Priest, the Psychologist Wanted to Be a Shaman
  • Healing through Touch
  • The Circles of LIfe
  • Shamanic Concepts Applied to Helping and Healing
  • Who Is Not in the Room?
  • The Value of Play
  • Evoking the Sacred
  • Multiple Modalities
  • Arousal
  • Therapeutic Tasks and Ordeals
  • Paradox and Duality
  • Lover over Power
  • Shamanic Principles Applied to Everyday Life
  • Epilogue.