The Healing Wisdom of Africa

Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community

Author: Malidoma Patrice Some

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Originally published in hardcover in 1998.

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Originally published in hardcover in 1998.

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A revealing exploration of traditional healing practices, by a renowned shaman and scholarBridging 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.Drawing on his lived experience within the Dagara culture as well as his extensive studies and teachings, Malidoma Some's observations on healing, community, and ritual 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."Profoundly wise and fascinating...Malidoma Patrice Some has delivered an incomparably meaningful gift to us wanderers and seekers in the West."- Alice Walker"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."- Jack Kornfield

About the Author

Malidoma Patrice Some was 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.