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Navaho Symbols of Healing: A Jungian Exploration of Ritual, Image, and Medicine

by Donald Sandner

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ISBN13: 9780892814343
ISBN10: 0892814349
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In this original and superbly researched work, a Jungian-trained psychiatristexplores ancient Navaho methods of healing--methods that use ritual andvibrant imagery to bring the psyche into harmony with the natural forcesthat surround it. Through his interactions with Navaho medicine men, Sandnerconveys the rigors of their training and the complexities of their purificationand evocation rites, including the use of sand paintings as healing mandalasand the esoteric meaning of the pollen path.andnbsp;

Presents the basic principles of Navaho healing:

andnbsp; Return to the origins

andnbsp; Confrontation and manipulation of evil

andnbsp; Death and rebirth

andnbsp; Restoration of the universeandnbsp;

Challenges Western medicine in its search for a more holistic and humanehealing art.andnbsp;

Cloth edition of this title was published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Review:

"In this well-researched volume the reader gets an authentic look at the combined power of Navajo religion, medicine and art."

Synopsis:

A Jungian-trained psychiatrist explores ancient Navaho methods of healing that use vibrant imagery to bring the pysche into harmony with natural forces.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-286) and index.
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About the Author

Donald Sandner, M.D. is a San Francisco psychiatrist with a private practice in Jungian analysis. He is a former president of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. 
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Table of Contents

Navaho Symbols of Healing

A Jungian Exploration of Ritual, Image, & Medicine

Note

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1.   Symbolic Healing

2.   Guardians of the Symbol

3.   Navaho Religion: The Constituent Parts

4.   Navaho Religion: The Whole in Action

5.   Fear of Possession

6.   Return to the Origins

7.   The Ritual Control of Evil

8.   Death and Rebirth: Process of Renewal

9.   Mandalas of Healing and the Pollen Path

10.  The Navaho Synthesis

11.  Symbolic Healing: Ancient and Modern

Bibliography

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780892814343
Subtitle:
A Jungian Exploration of Ritual, Image, and Medicine
Author:
Sandner, Donald
Author:
Sandner, M. D.
Author:
Sandner, M.D., Donald
Author:
Donald Sandner, M.D.
Publisher:
Healing Arts Press
Location:
Rochester, Vt. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Medicine
Subject:
Navajo Indians
Subject:
Healing
Subject:
Shamanism
Subject:
Mental healing
Subject:
Symbolism
Subject:
Symbolism (Psychology)
Subject:
Religion and medicine.
Subject:
Indians, North American.
Subject:
Medicine, Traditional.
Subject:
Jungian Theory.
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Tribes
Subject:
Navajo Indians -- Religion.
Copyright:
1991
Series Volume:
9376
Publication Date:
June 1991
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
8 color plates
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.23x5.41x.94 in. .77 lbs.
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