a chamanic intitiation : an Amerindian chaman and his apprentices in Africa


Release date : Saturday 15 may 2010
Genre : Travel literature

Book ISBN number : 978 2 913492 79 0
Pages : 305
Column : Literature, History/society, Intercultural/migrations

Guided by an African chaman and an Amerindian medecine-man, a group of westerners go to the Bush in Burkina Faso to learn about African traditionnal knowledge and develop their chamanic craft.
They are soon confronted with the political and ecconomic situation of the country and, as well as the rituals, they have to put up with the conditions of living in a poor country.
Through their adventures, Three visions of live are presented, African, Amerindian and Western, revealing the terrible contradictions of the modeern world where globalization largely ignores the richness of the native people and cultures.

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  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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