Healing Cultures
Author | : NA NA |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2016-09-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137076472 |
ISBN-13 | : 113707647X |
Rating | : 4/5 (47X Downloads) |
Download or read book Healing Cultures written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spanish expression - la cultura cura (culture heals) - is an affirmation of the potential healing power of a variety of cultural practices that together constitute the ethos of a people. What happens, however, when cultures themselves are in jeopardy? What are the "antidotes" or healing modalities for an ailing culture? Healing Cultures addresses these questions from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, holistic folk traditions, literature, film, cultural and religious studies - bringing together the broad range of beliefs and the spectrum of practices that have sustained the peoples and cultures of the Caribbean.