Boiling Energy

Autorentext

After teaching at Harvard Richard Katz is presently a Professor at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, an Indian-controlled college in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Klappentext

This account of the ancient healing dances practiced by the Kung people of southern Africa's Kalahari Desert includes vivid eyewitness descriptions of night-long healing dances and interviews with Kung Healers.

Inhalt

Foreword by Richard B. Lee Acknowledgments Kung Who Speak in this Book 1. Starting Points 2. Kung Hunter-Gatherers 3. The Kung Approach to Healing 4. At a Healing Dance 5. Kinachau, a Traditional Healer 6. "The Death That Kills Us All" 7. Education for Healing 8. Career of the Healer 9. Female Perspectives 10. Toma Zho, a Healer in Transition 11. The Tradition of Sharing 12. Kau Dwa, a Strong Healer 13. Wa Na, a Healer among Healers 14. Psychological and Spiritual Growth 15. The Challenge of Change 16. A Final Meeting with Kinachau 17. "Tell Our Story to Your People" Orthography Glossary Bibliography Index