Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman Verena Auffermann printed in Aubervilliers by Isiprint

printed in Aubervilliers by Isiprint

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Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman Verena Auffermann printed in Aubervilliers by IsiprintWhen he was a young boy growing up in Burkina Faso, Malidoma Som was taken from his village and brought to a Jesuit mission school, where he spent years being harshly indoctrinated in European ways of thought and worship. In this vivid and paradigm shifting memoir, Malidoma recounts his journey homeand his initiation into the healing traditions of the Dagara culture, where the natural and supernatural blend together, and every person is encircled by