{"product_id":"boiling-energy-9780674077362","title":"Boiling Energy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis account of the ancient healing dances practiced by the Kung people of southern Africa's Kalahari Desert includes vivid eyewitness descriptions of night-long healing dances and interviews with Kung healers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when many voices rightly urge us to move toward a more holistic approach to medicine, healing and society itself, it is fascinating and valuable to read this thoughtful, eyewitness account of a culture which has always been holistic. This is a book not just for anthropologists or psychologists, but for a much wider readership. It is vivid and colorful. -- Harvey Cox, Harvard Divinity School\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant sociological analysis of how the form and function of ritual healing are shaped by the Kung social structure. * Commonweal *\u003cbr\u003eAnyone interested in the transpersonal dimensions of healing will quickly recognize the importance of this book. Richard Katz has produced a compelling narrative of his three-month stay among a nomadic tribe of the Kalahari desert. * Journal of Transpersonal Psychology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Richard B. Lee    Acknowledgments    Kung Who Speak in this Book      1.  Starting Points   2.  Kung Hunter-Gatherers    3.  The Kung Approach to Healing    4.  At a Healing Dance    5.  Kinachau, a Traditional Healer    6.  \"The Death That Kills Us All\"    7.  Education for Healing   8.  Career of the Healer    9.  Female Perspectives    10.  Toma Zho, a Healer in Transition    11.  The Tradition of Sharing    12.  Kau Dwa, a Strong Healer    13.  Wa Na, a Healer among Healers    14.  Psychological and Spiritual Growth    15.  The Challenge of Change    16.  A Final Meeting with Kinachau    17.  \"Tell Our Story to Your People\"   Orthography    Glossary    Bibliography    Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742275207511,"sku":"9780674077362","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674077362.jpg?v=1758383909","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/boiling-energy-9780674077362","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}