2021-08-01, 09:00 AM
Quote:This video is a special release from the original Thinking Allowed series that ran on public television from 1986 until 2002. It was recorded in 1995.
Malidoma Patrice Some is a shaman of the Dagara tribe from the west African nation of Bakiri Faso (formerly Upper Volta). He is author of Ritual: Power, Healing and Community and Of Water and the Spirit. Here he describes his childhood among the Dagara people, focusing on their use of ritual as a means of establishing an ongoing relationship with the worlds of their ancestors and of the spirits. Now you can watch all of the programs from the original Thinking Allowed Video Collection, hosted by Jeffrey Mishlove.
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