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Some Spirits Heal, Others Only Dance - A Journey into Human Selfhood in an African Village (Hardcover)
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Some Spirits Heal, Others Only Dance - A Journey into Human Selfhood in an African Village (Hardcover)
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Where does 'the self' in 'myself' begin and end? And what do ideas
of 'spirit' tell us about the nature of human selfhood? To
investigate these poorly understood matters, veteran
anthropologist, neo-shaman and paranormal healer Roy Willis spent
five months in a remote part of northern Zambia exploring human
consciousness in a fascinating and sometimes terrifying series of
adventures.
This absorbing book tells the story of Willis' and his three local
colleagues' quest, as they participate in and film rituals of
ecstatic union with nature spirits and talk in depth with experts
in managing the awesome powers of a world beyond the ordinary. The
narrative follows the research team's day-to-day involvement with
rituals of spirit revelation, healing, and exorcism, their
encounters with the evil powers of sorcery, and the sometimes
troubled relations between team members.
The African healers in this book emerge both as exceptional
individuals and as pioneering explorers of consciousness. Their
experience is surprisingly congruent with our present sense of
multiple and shifting selfhoods in the age of global electronic
communication.
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