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

Authors

  • Thomas J. Csordas

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

Abstract

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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Published

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/index.php/faced/article/view/6778

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2010)

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