Babaylan: Filipinos and the Call of the Indigenous
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Edited by Leny Mendoza Strobel
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.
Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2 edition (September 15, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1492247901
ISBN-13: 978-1492247906
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.7 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds