Title: Of Water And Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
Publisher: Putnam
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0874777623
ISBN 13: 9780874777628
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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An African shaman recounts his childhood as a virtual prisoner in a Christian seminary, his initial rejection by his fellow Africans, and the death-defying Dagara initiation ritual he performed that reconnected him to his heritage and people.

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Malidoma Patrice Some taught literature at the University of Michigan.

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