Sanapia

Sanapia
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Publisher : Waveland Press
Total Pages : 127
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ISBN-10 : 9781478615439
ISBN-13 : 1478615435
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sanapia by : David E. Jones

Download or read book Sanapia written by David E. Jones and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life histories are an excellent means of crosscultural understanding. In detailing the life of a Comanche medicine woman who wanted her methods recorded, Jones demonstrated such an intense interest in her training and experiences as a shaman that Sanapia not only accepted him as a valued biographer but also adopted him as a son. Readers will enjoy this intimate portrait of the last surviving Comanche Eagle doctor, revealed in descriptive accounts of her ritual behavior, her attitude toward the profession, the paraphernalia she employed, and her function in Comanche society.


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