{"product_id":"the-healing-wisdom-of-africa-finding-life-purpose-through-nature-ritual-and-community-9780874779912","title":"The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revealing exploration of traditional healing practices, by a renowned shaman and scholar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bridging 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on his lived experience within the Dagara culture as well as his extensive studies and teachings, Malidoma Somé's observations on \u003cb\u003ehealing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ecommunity\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eritual\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Profoundly wise and fascinating...Malidoma Patrice Somé has delivered an incomparably meaningful gift to us wanderers and seekers in the West.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Alice Walker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Jack Kornfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malidoma Patrice Some\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.00w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874779912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalidoma Patrice Somé \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Malidoma Patrice Some \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47282392629405,"sku":"9780874779912","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e1ee1a02-70af-4f98-b736-a91366ccc374.jpg?v=1759949563","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-healing-wisdom-of-africa-finding-life-purpose-through-nature-ritual-and-community-9780874779912","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}