Meeting the Medicine Men by Charles Langley
A chance meeting with a young Navajo Indian propels an English traveller out of his middle-class life and into the world of North American Indian Medicine Men, a world where people genuinely believe that witchcraft can bring ruin, even death, and only Medicine Men have the knowledge to lift curses and restore the sick to health.
… As you read this book you will understand that it came from the sacred heart of our Navajo Nation, its people, its Medicine Men and our ancient traditionsI thoroughly endorse this book. -- Emerson Jackson Sr., Navajo Elder, Former President, Native American Church of North America
Set against the scenic backdrop of the American Southwest, Langley's book is an almost perfect blend of memoir, Navajo culture and travelogue. * Tucson Citizen *
Such is the level of knowledge and empathy attained by Langley, that the book endorsed by a Navajo elder as an important one. An extraordinary and illuminating work. * Camden New Journal *
Set against the scenic backdrop of the American Southwest, Langley's book is an almost perfect blend of memoir, Navajo culture and travelogue. * Tucson Citizen *
Such is the level of knowledge and empathy attained by Langley, that the book endorsed by a Navajo elder as an important one. An extraordinary and illuminating work. * Camden New Journal *
Charles Langley has spent a large part of the last three years living among the Navajo Indians on their reservation in New Mexico and Arizona, studying traditional healing ceremonies and rituals. Now a student of anthropology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Langley is a former night news editor of the Evening Standard newspaper in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857885071 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857885074 |
| Title | Meeting the Medicine Men |
| Author | Charles Langley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2008-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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