The Healing Wisdom of Africa Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community

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Originally published in hardcover in 1998.

Introduction: Living in Two Worlds	p. 1
Healing in the Indigenous World
Healing, Ritual, and Community	p. 21
The Healing Power of Nature	p. 37
Indigenous Technologies	p. 59
Relationships of Healing: The Community
The Value of a Healthy Community	p. 85
Mentors and the Life of Youth	p. 101
Elders and the Community	p. 121
Understanding Ritual
The Elements of Ritual	p. 141
Dagara Cosmology and Ritual	p. 163
Preparing for Ritual	p. 189
Rituals of Healing
Fire Rituals	p. 205
Water Rituals	p. 217
Earth Rituals	p. 231
Mineral Rituals	p. 243
Nature Rituals	p. 257
Healing in the Western World
Initiation: A Response to Challenges of the West	p. 275
Maintaining Community Through Ritual	p. 293
Index	p. 315
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