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Book Synopsis Sorcerers and Healing Spirits by : Janice Reid
Download or read book Sorcerers and Healing Spirits written by Janice Reid and published by Canberra : Australian National University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published version of doctoral thesis, Sorcery and healing, 1978, q.v. for annotations; field-work at Yirrkala.
Book Synopsis Violence, Society, and the Church by : Gerald A. Arbuckle
Download or read book Violence, Society, and the Church written by Gerald A. Arbuckle and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reality of violence and the fear it generates is constantly in the news. Terrorist attacks across the world and other abuses of power, such as the sexual abuses in the Catholic Church, the continuance of patriarchalism, racism and the negative effects of globalization highlight the relevance of this book. Here the author uniquely explains these forms of violence in the wider context of their cultural roots.
Book Synopsis Journey of A Healer by : Hien Nguyen
Download or read book Journey of A Healer written by Hien Nguyen and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Healer's Journey relates Master Hien's personal and actual accounts of spiritual encounters, demon battles, hauntings, and other displays of supernatural power while explaining the distinction between the various types of magic practitioners and their relative status or rank to each other. His stories will test your boundaries of reality, for they seem to be lifted from fictional works or movie sets. But the stories are real and require the reader to embrace the existence of a spiritual world linked to our own. The author also reveals the grueling commitment demanded of a pupil wishing to become a true practitioner in the art of magic, as the author himself has had extensive first-hand experience.
Download or read book Nugget Coombs written by Tim Rowse and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2002 biography of H. C. 'Nugget' Coombs, one of the most influential Australians of the twentieth century.
Book Synopsis Traditional Magic Spells for Protection and Healing by : Claude Lecouteux
Download or read book Traditional Magic Spells for Protection and Healing written by Claude Lecouteux and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth collection of ancient spells and magic practices drawn from rare and newly discovered texts • Presents more than 600 magical prescriptions for healing and protection from both pagan and Christian sources • Examines the practice of diagnosing illness through magic and explores ancient beliefs about curses and other evil spells and about devils, demons, and ghosts • Includes spells from the heavily guarded gypsy tradition of magic and healing, drawn from newly discovered materials Since the beginning of history, people have sought remedies for the many ills that have beset them, from illnesses afflicting the body to threats posed by evil and hostile individuals. In many folk healing and pagan traditions, it was believed that one must gain the assistance of the guardian spirit of a healing plant or substance through prayers or offerings before its chemical properties would be effective. The Church decried these spells and practices as pagan superstition but did not seek to exterminate these beliefs, instead transferring the responsibility for their healing powers to the apostles and saints. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of ancient texts, Claude Lecouteux presents more than 600 magical prescriptions from both pagan and Christian sources from the last 2,000 years, covering everything from abscesses and shingles to curses and healing animals. He examines the practice of diagnosing illness through magic and looks at the origins of disease according to the evolving beliefs of magic practitioners over the centuries. He explores ancient beliefs about curses and about devils, demons, and ghosts and provides an in-depth look at protection magic, including protection of health, animals, and cultivated land, protection against curses, witchcraft, bad weather, and beasts, protection of a home, and protection while traveling. He includes spells from the heavily guarded gypsy tradition of magic and healing, drawn from newly discovered materials collected by two Romanian ethnologists who lived and traveled with gypsies in Transylvania in the mid-19th century. The author also reproduces rare texts on magic healing from the 14th and 15th centuries. Revealing the vitality of these practices in the remoter areas of Eastern Europe, Lecouteux shows how the influence of this pagan worldview is still detectable in the work of modern folk healers in France and Scandinavia. He also shows how the condemnation of unorthodox methods of healing has not vanished from the contemporary world: the medieval legislation against healing by wizards and bonesetters is echoed in modern health codes that challenge the authority of naturopaths and faith healers.
Book Synopsis Sorcery and Shamanism by : Donald Joralemon
Download or read book Sorcery and Shamanism written by Donald Joralemon and published by University of Utah Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The curanderos of northern Peru, traditional healing specialists who invoke Jesus Christ and the saints with a mescaline sacrament and a shamanic rattle, are not vestigial curiosities nor are their patients rural illiterates without access to "modern medicine." Instead, many of these shamans have thriving urban practices with clients from all levels of society. Sorcery and Shamanism documents the lives and rituals of twelve curanderos, offering a perspective on their curing role and shared knowledge. Authors Donald Joralemon and Douglas Sharon also consider the therapeutic experiences of over one hundred patients, including case histories and follow-ups. They offer a broad view of the shamans' work in modern Peruvian society, particularly in connection with gender-based conflicts. The significant work goes a long way toward dispelling the stereotype of shamans as enigmatic and wise, showing them to be pragmatic curers confronting the health effects of everyday aggressions and betrayals.
Download or read book Otherworld written by Chris Allaun and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In this book Chris Allaun provides us with a wonderful road map of the different routes into the places that exist outside of time, space, and the five senses as we know them. He has also given us some valuable tools and techniques for using them. This is a delightful, inspiring, and enjoyable read.' Rev. Angie Buchanan, Senior Clergy of Earth Traditions, Certified Death Midwife Otherworld: Ecstatic Witchcraft for the Spirits of the Land is about establishing relationships with the spirits of the land. Many books talk about Faeries, but this book not only teaches about the Elves and Faery folk, but also how to have a working relationship with the spirits of plants, animals, and the land itself. Otherworld also teaches how to perform animal magick including shapeshifting for magick, healing, and establishing a deeper connection with animal spirits and discusses ecstatic trance techniques that will help practitioners work with the land spirits in a deep and profound way.
Book Synopsis The Anthropology of Health and Healing by : Mari Womack
Download or read book The Anthropology of Health and Healing written by Mari Womack and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anthropology of Health and Healing provides the first holistic approach to the study of medical anthropology. Over the past two decades, medical anthropology has been the most rapidly growing subfield in anthropology, and a number of medical anthropology texts have been published, focusing primarily on public policy and health care delivery systems. Yet while anthropologists have researched topics related to medical anthropology for more than one hundred years, here Mari Womack thoroughly surveys this richly diverse field and provides an integrated approach that links together the biological, psychological, social, communicative, epidemiological, philosophical, historical, and developmental factors that shape health and healing. Book jacket.
Book Synopsis The Healing Power of Faery by : Edain McCoy
Download or read book The Healing Power of Faery written by Edain McCoy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-10-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faeries, gnomes, elves, and sprites have been a part of ancient Celtic lore for centuries. These nature spirits protect and offer guidance to those who truly believe in their power. This book explores the mystical world of the Fey (nature spirits and guardians) and provides training to become a Faery shaman. Readers learn how to use the energy of nature spirits to heal their bodies, minds, and hearts. This complete guide illustrates the journey to becoming a Faery shaman, offers tips to strengthen partnership with Faery, provides lessons for productive Faery healing sessions, and includes Faery magick for physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Bestselling author and Faery shaman Edain McCoy lifts the veil between our world and the world of the Faery to show readers the benefits of a truly magical relationship.
Download or read book Dream Travelers written by R. Lohmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-11-13 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In dreams, part of the self seems to wander off to undertake both mundane tasks and marvellous adventures. Anthropologists have found that many peoples take this experience of dreaming at face value, assuming that their spirits literally leave the body to travel, meet other spirits, and acquire valuable knowledge - with dramatic consequence for relationships, social organization, and religions. Dream Travellers is about Melanesian, Aboriginal Australian, and Indonesian peoples who hold this assumption. Several leading anthropologists contribute theoretically and ethnographically rich chapters, showing that attention to these peoples' dream lives deeply enhances our understanding of their cultures and waking lives as well.
Book Synopsis Gebuano Sorcery by : Richard Warren Lieban
Download or read book Gebuano Sorcery written by Richard Warren Lieban and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Healing the Dove's Way by : Sheryl Bruce
Download or read book Healing the Dove's Way written by Sheryl Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A continuation of Healing the Dove's Way, this book focuses on national spiritual inheritances. It covers Egypt (spirits used in modern witchcraft), Italy and Native American inheritances.
Book Synopsis Magic and Healing by : C. J. Thompson
Download or read book Magic and Healing written by C. J. Thompson and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Dr. Thompson has traced the history of magic in medicine in every country where it was practiced throughout the centuries, up to its counterpart in modern times, the psychological treatment of disease. Healing by incantation, by sympathy, by touch and with the aid of astrology are all discussed. Folk medicine and herbs of healing, precious stones, rings and girdles used in healing and even beds of healing all have their place within this strange story. Handsomely illustrated.
Book Synopsis Humanizing Healthcare Reforms by : Gerald A. Arbuckle
Download or read book Humanizing Healthcare Reforms written by Gerald A. Arbuckle and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the current turmoil facing contemporary healthcare systems worldwide, which has resulted from relentless reorganization being imposed upon them, and argues for a return to a values-based approach to healthcare. Writing from the unique and fresh perspective of social anthropology, the author takes a highly logical approach to practice and emphasizes the importance of values such as compassion, solidarity and social justice. He stipulates that without being able to clearly identify the values and goals that unite its members, healthcare organizations are unlikely to be able to meet the demands of the constant and varied pressures they face, and explains how individuals at every level in healthcare can contribute to positive change within their organizations. This much-needed and highly accessible book will be essential reading for anyone interested in healthcare reform from clinicians and nurses, to managers and policy makers as well as the interested reader.
Download or read book Sorcerer's Screed written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Healthcare Ministry by : Gerald A. Arbuckle
Download or read book Healthcare Ministry written by Gerald A. Arbuckle and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthcare Ministry
Book Synopsis Restoring the Balance by : Ien Courtens
Download or read book Restoring the Balance written by Ien Courtens and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who made Mama Raja ill? This question, buzzing around the village, starts off this anthropological study on healing performances in the context of religious change. The fascinating case is presented of a seriously ill woman of high standing in northwest Ayfat, located in the interior of the Bird’s Head in West Papua. By unravelling the various explanations of the cause of the illness, and the path Mama Raja followed in search of healing, the author documents how, why, and when Papuan people make their choices in their search for healing. The study offers an ethnographically rich journey through the variety of healing methods in current Ayfat society: indigenous (obtained during female and male initiation rites), biomedical (the missionary hospital), and Christian (created by ritual healers since the coming of the missionaries). Likewise, the causes ascribed to illness range from sorcery, witchcraft, violation of ancestral or biblical rules, to biomedical conditions, a multiplicity of ways of understanding illness and healing that emerged in the context of religious change. Making choices among the variety of healing performances, and the creation of new performances, are shown to be dynamic processes. At the core are the innovative contributions of local healers, particularly women, who chose to create new performances in the face of religious change. Restoring the Balance looks at indigenous and Christian religious practices, and how people in northwest Ayfat have found a way to integrate the two and bring both sides into balance. This book will be hightly useful to anthropologists and others interested in Melanesian and eastern Indonesian cultures, healing, spiritual healing, or religious change. It would make an attractive case study for university courses at any level.
