The knowledge of healing and the human condition: scenes from thepresent moment in navajoland

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  • Thomas J. Csordas

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Experiência e intersubjetividade, modernidade e o presente, cura ritual navajo, saberes da cura.

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The encounter of Navajo spirituality and healing practice with modernity in the present moment must be understood within an existential appreciation of temporality, tradition, domination, and immediacy. Examining the practical exigencies and experiential nuances in a performance of the Navajo Nightway ceremony allows us to elaborate this insight.

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2010-04-30

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Csordas, T. J. (2010). The knowledge of healing and the human condition: scenes from thepresent moment in navajoland. Educação, 33(1). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/faced/article/view/6778

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