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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…
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2 editions- Paperback · English · 2013CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 324 pages · 9781492247906
- Other · English · 2010Ateneo de Davao University, Research and Publications Office · 308 pages · 9789710392155
HealersSpiritual healingShamanismWomen healersWomen mysticsEthnopsychologyIndigenous peoplesPhilippine literature (English)
