num_pages: 311
description: An African shaman recounts his childhood as a virtual prisoner in a Christian seminary, his initial rejection by his fellow Africans, and the death-defying Dagara initiation ritual he performed that reconnected him to his heritage and people.
language: English
title: Of Water And Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
titlecomplete: Of Water And Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
genres: Mythology, Biography, Memoir, Anthropology, Religion, Magic, Spirituality, Africa, Nonfiction, Burkina Faso
ratings_count: 1484
places: Dano
publisher: Putnam