Deals with the choice and application of treatments for the seriously ill, offers original techniques for working with pain and grief, and the development of a merciful awareness as means of healing.

An ethnographic study of ritual trance, sorcery, and healing behavior among the Lungu people of northern Zambia, including relevant excerpts from field notes, in order to highlight the daily perceptions and observations made by his three Zambian research assistants and himself.

"From New York Times bestselling author Dr. Lissa Rankin comes a groundbreaking guide offering hope for healing when all else has failed"--

As we emerge from the past few years of collective upheaval, are we ready to face the complexities of our time with joy, authenticity, and connection? Now more than ever, we must learn to heal ourselves, connect with one another, and embody our values. In this revolutionary book, Prentis Hemphill shows us how. What It Takes to Heal asserts that the principles of embodiment--the recognition of our body's sensations and habits, and the beliefs that...

"Sacred chants are Ada Franklin's power and her medicine: by saying them, she can remove warts, stanch bleeding, and, especially, draw the fire from burns. At age twenty, her reputation as a faith healer defines her in her rural Pennsylvania community"--