Books by Malidoma Patrice Some (2)
1.
Of Water and the Spirit—Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Patrice Somé EN
Country: Africa / 
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Description:
Maliodoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village, however he was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for the next fifteen years, being harshly indoctrinated into european ways of thought and worship. The story tells of his return to his people, his hard initiation back into those people, which lead to his desire to convey their knowledge to the world. Of Water and the Spirit is the result of that desire; it is a sharing of living African traditions, offered in compassion for those struggling with our contemporary crisis of the spirit.
2.
Ritual : Power, Healing and Community by Malidoma Patrice Some EN
Country: Africa / Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Description:
In this remarkable book, Malidoma Some explores the essential role ritual plays in the maintaining of the community, and makes a convincing case that a lack of ritual in the Western world is a fundamental reason that the fabric of society is unravelling.