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Red medicine : traditional indigenous rites of birthing and healing
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For Gonzales, a central guiding force in Red Medicine is the principal of regeneration as it is manifested in Spiderwoman. Dating to Pre-Columbian times, the Mesoamerican Weaver/Spiderwoman--the guardian of birth, medicine, and purification rites such as the Nahua sweat bath--exemplifies the interconnected process of rebalancing that transpires throughout life in mental, spiritual and physical manifestations. Gonzales also explains how dreaming is a form of diagnosing in traditional Indigenous medicine and how Indigenous concepts of the body provide insight into healing various kinds of trauma.
Gonzales links pre-Columbian thought to contemporary healing practices by examining ancient symbols and their relation to current curative knowledges among Indigenous peoples . Red Medicine suggests that Indigenous healing systems can usefully point contemporary people back to ancestral teachings and help them reconnect to the dynamics of the natural world.--publisher description.
Title
Red medicine : traditional indigenous rites of birthing and healing
Call No
E98.R3 G66 2012
Authors
Subjects
Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies.
Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies.
Traditional medicine--North America.
Traditional medicine--Mexico.
Birth customs--North America.
Birth customs--Mexico.
Healing--North America.
Healing--Mexico.
Medicine, Traditional--North America.
Indians, North American.
Spiritual Therapies--North America.
Midwifery--North America.
North America--Social life and customs.
Mexico--Social life and customs.
Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies.
Traditional medicine--North America.
Traditional medicine--Mexico.
Birth customs--North America.
Birth customs--Mexico.
Healing--North America.
Healing--Mexico.
Medicine, Traditional--North America.
Indians, North American.
Spiritual Therapies--North America.
Midwifery--North America.
North America--Social life and customs.
Mexico--Social life and customs.
Language
English
Published
Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2012.
Publication Desc
xxv, 273 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ;
ISBN
9780816529568
LCCN
2011045475
Target Audience
Unknown or not specified
Dimensions
23 cm.