Babaylan
Subtitle: Filipinos and the Call of the Indigenous
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Sep 15, 2013
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781492247906
Description: How does one embody the spirit of the Babaylan? How do we heal from colonial and sexual trauma by invoking the healing spirit of the Babaylan? Can the Babaylan narrative be a powerful critique and salve for the psychic split of modernity? This collection of scholarly essays and personal narratives by decolonizing scholars, poets/writers, artists, culture-bearers, and activities, offer the wisdom and insights gleaned from their engagement with the Babaylan tradition and practice. The writers all share this belief: If we can articulate the Babaylan healing practice and Kapwa psychology as our intellectual, emotional, cultural, and spiritual capital -- then we have much to offer to each other, to our communities and to the world. We offer these gifts to everyone ready to receive the call of the Indigenous. --Amazon.com
Notes: Source title: Babaylan: Filipinos and the Call of the Indigenous