Of Water and the Spirit

Posted on 08 March 2017 by Malidoma Patrice Somé

Me u Dagarima iz Burkine Faso nema razlikovanja izme u prirodnog i natprirodnog ivi komuniciraju s duhovima predaka, a oni koji imaju prikladno znanje lako putuju u druge svjetove Malidoma Patrice Some ro en je u dagarskom selu, da bi ga kao malenoga dje aka oteli i odveli u isusova ku misionarsku kolu gdje je petnaest godina bio grubo pou avan europskom na inu razmi ljanja i tovanja Kad se vratio svome narodu morao se podvrgnuti inicijaciji toliko nemilosrdnoj da ga je mogla stajati ivota Umjesto toga, Malidomin uspjeh u prelasku izme u dva svijeta doveo ga je do zada e preno enja znanja svoga naroda na Zapad, te do ove knjige o nepoznatom iscjeljivanju i mudrosti.Afri ka inicijacija izvrsna je pri a o ivoj afri koj tradiciji ispri ana sa suosje anjem prema svima koje zahva a suvremena kriza duha. Read Of Water and the Spirit By Malidoma Patrice Somé – kino-fada.fr One of the most intriguing, heart wrenching, compelling narratives steeped in mysticism and walking the line between the corporeal and spiritual realms MUST READ.The Sanskrit phrase Purva Paksha, to turn the gaze around, has been applied in a modern context by the essayist and philosopher Rajiv Malhotra in the sense of reverse anthropology colonized cultures naturalistically studying the cultures of their colonizers This is usually done to the end of demonstrating the types of knowledge and the ways of knowing native to the colonized civilization to both the colonizers and to the most thoroughly colonized among their own number Malidoma Patrice Som p The Sanskrit phrase Purva Paksha, to turn the gaze around, has been applied in a modern context by the essayist and philosopher Rajiv Malhotra in the sense of reverse anthropology colonized cultures naturalistically...One of the most important books I have ever read.It is about people who have not forgotten what really matters, what is life and Here in Europe we have lost it centuries ago and now we are trying to make other loose it, too And we are quite successful in th...This book is a real treasure Malidoma is an indigenous medicine man of the Dagara tribe in Africa, who was kidnapped at a young age by the Jesuits and forced to learn to speak and write in Frech After escaping from the Seminary he was being held captive and De Africanized in, he returned to his tribe and learned his ancestral ways Then he jou...I read this book in my first African studies class It is a great example of the affect of Western values and colonialism on the traditional society and the roles within that society It also talks about the indiv...A most captivating, mysterious, and absorbing true story I don t want it to end.The only bad thing about this book was that it had to end.this book inspired me greatly and is probably in my top five favorite books of all timei ve read it a few times and will read it again a fewtimes i m sureTo much story and not enough teachingThe book is an exquisite document of the initation rites of one tribe in West Africa However, it was really about change and compromise and how the West Euro culture could learn from indigenous people if only we would listen I felt the need to be initiated as I read the book, though I kept w...This book was amazing I read this book long ago and cannot find another copy for my current library Wonderful, wonderful account of an African boy s journey from an extended childhood to manhood Wonderful book

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08 March 2017

Malidoma Patrice Somé