The Way of the Pipe: Aboriginal Spirituality and Symbolic Healing in Canadian Prisons

by Waldram, James Waldram, James, James Waldram, James B. Waldram

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Prisons are an ominous fact of life for too many Aboriginal people. The Way of the Pipe explores how Aboriginal spirituality is finding its way into prisons and the role it is playing with Aboriginal inmates seeking to regain and to promote their heritages and identities.The book starts from the premise that this spirituality is not simply "religion" but is a form of therapy, know to medical anthropologists as "symbolic healing." Working...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1551111594

ISBN13:9781551111599

Release Date:May 1997

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:233 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Alternative Medicine Earth-Based Religions Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Native American Native American Studies Occult Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Spirituality

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