American Shaman

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-94821-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 572 g

Written for therapists, scholars, clergy, students, and those with an interest in non-traditional healing practices, this book tells the story of Bradford Keeney, the first non-African to be inducted as a shaman in the Kung Bushman and Zulu cultures.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kottler, Jeffrey A.

Carlson, Jon

Keeney, Bradford

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the AuthorsPrefacePart I- Some Conceptual Foundations1. The Zulu Conflict2. Dancing Under the Stars3. What It Means to Be a Shaman4. The Psychiatrist and the Shaman5. Healing Through Touch 6. Circles of LifePart II- Shamanic Concepts Applied to Helping and Healing7. Who is Not in the Room?8. The Value of Play9. Back to Africa10. Multiple Modalities11. Arousal12. Therapeutic Tasks and Ordeals13. Paradox and Duality14. Love Over Power15. Shamanic Principles Applied to Everyday LifeEpilogueBooks by Bradford KeeneyReferences

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D., is Chair of the Counseling Department at California State University, Fullerton. He has authored a dozen texts for counselors and therapists that are used in universities around the world and a dozen books each for practicing therapists and educators. Dr. Kottler has been an educator for twenty-five years and has worked as a teacher, counselor, and therapist in preschool, middle school, mental health center, crisis center, university, community college, and private practice settings. He has served as a Fullbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer in Peru (1980) and Iceland (2000), as well as worked as a Visiting Professor in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Nepal.Jon Carlson, Psy.D., Ed.D., is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University, University Park, Illinois and a Psychologist with the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In addition to serving as the long-time Editor of The Family Journal, he is the author of 25 books in the areas of family therapy, marital enrichment, consultation, and Adlerian psychology. Jon has also developed and produced over 100 commercial videotapes that feature the most prominent leaders in the field (including the professionals featured in this book) demonstrating their theories in actions. These videos are used to train the next generation of practitioners.