Synopsis The author has spent nearly a decade dancing with the Bushmen, and has collected interviews and personal anecdotes to help readers better understand the Bushman's spiritual life and the power of the healing dance. The work is illustrated with 184 photographs of the dance itself, and is accompanied by a DVD of the ceremony.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2003-04-01 | | Series: | Profiles of Healing, 8 | | Editor: | Bradford Keeney Ph.D. |
| Size | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Publisher's Note In this detailed personal account of traditional healing practices, Bushman doctors from Namibia disclose the defining symbolism, art forms such as rock art, and kinesthetic elements that define Bushman spirituality. Ropes, cords, threads, and lines of light enable the spiritual healers to commune with ancestors and gods, as well as communicate with other Bushman communities. Also documented are the physical movements that facilitate entering the transformative states of hyper-arousal and synesthesia.
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