Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Patrice Some

Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman

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Malidoma Patrice Some

311 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography religion emotional reflective slow-paced
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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...

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reflective 76%
informative 64%
inspiring 58%
emotional 52%
challenging 47%
mysterious 41%
adventurous 23%
hopeful 23%
dark 17%
tense 17%
funny 5%
sad 5%

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slow 23%
fast 5%

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