Traditional Healers Of Central Australia

Author : Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjar Yankunytjatjara Women's Council,Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 1921248823

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Traditional Healers of Central Australia by Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjar Yankunytjatjara Women's Council,Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation Staff Pdf

Traditional Healers of the Central Desert contains unique stories and imagery and primary source material: the ngangkari speak directly to the reader. Ngangkari are senior Aboriginal people authorised to speak publicly about Anangu (Western Desert language speaking Aboriginal people) culture and practices. It is accurate, authorised information about their work, in their own words.The practice of traditional healing is still very much a part of contemporary Aboriginal society. The ngangkari currently employed at NPY Women's Council deliver treatments to people across a tri-state region of about 350,000 sq km, in more than 25 communities in SA, WA and NT. Acknowledged, respected and accepted these ngangkari work collaboratively with hospitals and health professionals even beyond this region, working hand in hand with Western medical practitioners.

Author : Francesca Panzironi,Anangu Ngangkari Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Healers, Aboriginal Australian
ISBN : 0987531107

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Hand in Hand by Francesca Panzironi,Anangu Ngangkari Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 0957775512

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Ngangkar̲i Work - An̲angu Way by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Cawte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 1876622288

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Healers of Arnhem Land by John Cawte Pdf

Revised and completely updated, this edition features additional chapters including individual and family considerations related to illness, hypertension, and neurological trauma. Every chapter provides the reader with a glossary of key terms for quick access to definitions, while gerontologic considerations are highlighted throughout. A free CD-ROM is included, and a companion Web page on Lippincott's BookLink keeps content up to date, and provides additional teaching and learning aids for the instructor and student. Risk factors, patient and community-based nursing care, collaborative problems, and nursing research boxes are a few of the numerous features that help make this text a comprehensive and organised resource for modern medical/surgical nurse. A study guide and handbook are also sold separately to enhance teaching and learning techniques.

Author : Laurence J. Kirmayer,Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780774858632

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Healing Traditions by Laurence J. Kirmayer,Gail Guthrie Valaskakis Pdf

Aboriginal peoples in Canada have diverse cultures but share common social and political challenges that have contributed to their experiences of health and illness. This collection addresses the origins of mental health and social problems and the emergence of culturally responsive approaches to services and health promotion. Healing Traditions is not a handbook of practice but a resource for thinking critically about current issues in the mental health of indigenous peoples. Cross-cutting themes include: the impact of colonialism, sedentarization, and forced assimilation; the importance of land for indigenous identity and an ecocentric self; and processes of healing and spirituality as sources of resilience.

Author : Gubela Mji,Melanie Alperstein,Nondwe Bongokazi Mlenzana,Karen Galloway,Chioma Ohajunwa,Lieketseng Ned,Ntombekhaya Tshabalala
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781928523116

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The walk without limbs: Searching for indigenous health knowledge in a rural context in South Africa by Gubela Mji,Melanie Alperstein,Nondwe Bongokazi Mlenzana,Karen Galloway,Chioma Ohajunwa,Lieketseng Ned,Ntombekhaya Tshabalala Pdf

In a country as diverse as South Africa, sickness and health often mean different things to different people – so much so that the different health definitions and health belief models in the country seem to have a profound influence on the health-seeking behaviour of the people who are part of our vibrant, multicultural society. This book is concerned with the integration of indigenous health knowledge (IHK) into the current Western--orientated Primary Health Care (PHC) model. The first section of the book highlights the challenges facing the training of health professionals using a curriculum that is not drawing its knowledge base from the indigenous context and the people of that context. Such professionals will later recognise that they are walking without limbs in matters pertaining to health. The area that was chosen for conducting the research was KwaBomvana in Xhora (Elliotdale), Eastern Cape province, South Africa. The people who reside there are called AmaBomvana. The area where the Bomvana peoples reside is served by Madwaleni Hospital and eight surrounding clinics. Qualitative ethnographic, feminist methods of data collection supported the research done for Section 1 of the book. Section 2 comprises the translation and implementation of PhD study outcomes and had contributions from various researchers. In the critical research findings of the PhD study, older Xhosa women identify the inclusion of social determinants of health as vital to the health problems they managed within their homes. For them, each disease is linked to a social determinant of health, and the management of health problems includes the management of social determinants of health. For them, it is about the health of the home and not just about the management of disease. They believe that healthy homes make healthy villages, and that the prevention of the development of disease is related to the strengthening of the home. Health and illness should be seen within both physical and spiritual contexts; without health, there can be no progress in the home. When defining health, the older Xhosa women add three critical components to the WHO health definition, namely, food security, healthy children and families, and peace and security in their villages. Prof. Mji further proposes that these three elements should be included in the next revision of the WHO health definition because they are not only important for the Bomvana people where the research was conducted, but also for the rest of humanity. In light of the promise of National Health Insurance and the revitalisation of PHC, this book proposes that these two major national health policies should take cognisance of the IHK utilised by the older Xhosa women. In addtion to what this research implies, these policies should also take note of all IHK from the indigenous peoples of South Africa, Africa and the rest of the world, and that there should be a clear plan as to how the knowledge can be supported within a health care systems approach.

Author : Robbie Holz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591432203

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Aboriginal Secrets of Awakening by Robbie Holz Pdf

One woman’s story of healing through Aboriginal principles and awakening to her own healing powers • Explains principles from the 60,000-year-old Aboriginal culture of Australia that can help create transformation in your life • Details her experiences participating in secret women’s ceremonies with an Outback Aboriginal tribe • Describes how she recovered from illness, met her team of spirit guides, coped with her husband’s passing, and found that love can transcend death Sharing her journey from bedridden patient to inspired healer, Robbie Holz recounts her recovery from hepatitis C, fibromyalgia, and treatment-induced brain damage, as well as the blossoming of her own healing powers, through her work with her husband, the late healer Gary Holz, and her experiences with a remote tribe in the Outback of Australia. Robbie describes many of the miraculous healings she witnessed while working with Gary in his Aboriginal-inspired healing practice. She details the powers that Gary developed after his transformative time being healed by Aborigines, including telepathy, seeing the inner workings of his patients’ bodies, and channeling the healing energy of the universe. She discloses how Gary accessed the Dreamtime, the energy field that is the source of reality, and reveals how her work with Gary led her to an invitation to participate in secret Aboriginal women’s ceremonies in the harsh Outback desert, where her own healing powers blossomed. Through her story of healing and discovery, Robbie describes principles from the 60,000-year-old Aboriginal culture that can help create transformation in your life. She explains how she became aware of her team of spirit guides, who provide unwavering support and unconditional love through each of life’s struggles. She shares the tenderness of her husband’s final moments and how she worked past her grief to transform her relationship with him, enabling him to become an active, loving part of her spirit team and partner in her healing work.

Author : Pourchez, Laurence
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231041976

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Women's knowledge by Pourchez, Laurence Pdf

Author : Dean T. Jamison,Joel G. Breman,Anthony R. Measham,George Alleyne,Mariam Claeson,David B. Evans,Prabhat Jha,Anne Mills,Philip Musgrove
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 1449 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780821361801

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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries by Dean T. Jamison,Joel G. Breman,Anthony R. Measham,George Alleyne,Mariam Claeson,David B. Evans,Prabhat Jha,Anne Mills,Philip Musgrove Pdf

Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.

Author : NPY Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0994561601

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Uti Kulintjaku by NPY Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation Pdf

Drawing on the ancient healing culture of Indigenous people in Central Australia, this book's unique designs will help you move towards clear thinking.Uti Kulintjaku is a project about creating shared understandings between Indigenous traditional healers and western mental health professionals. We come together in workshops to talk about health and healing from both western and Indigenous world views. During these workshops we draw and make art as a way of processing new ideas and clearing the mind. Through our artwork, we want to share with you our experience of moving towards tranquility and clear thinking.

Author : Jack Frawley,Gabrielle Russell,Juanita Sherwood
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811553622

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Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Sector by Jack Frawley,Gabrielle Russell,Juanita Sherwood Pdf

This open access book explores cultural competence in the higher education sector from multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives. It addresses cultural competence in terms of leadership and the role of the higher education sector in cultural competence policy and practice. Drawing on lessons learned, current research and emerging evidence, the book examines various innovative approaches and strategies that incorporate Indigenous knowledge and practices into the development and implementation of cultural competence, and considers the most effective approaches for supporting cultural competence in the higher education sector. This book will appeal to researchers, scholars, policy-makers, practitioners and general readers interested in cultural competence policy and practice.

Author : Pat Dudgeon,Abigail Bray,Gracelyn Smallwood,Roz Walker,Tania Dalton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0646811886

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Wellbeing and Healing Though Connection and Culture by Pat Dudgeon,Abigail Bray,Gracelyn Smallwood,Roz Walker,Tania Dalton Pdf

This Report is a review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide and suicide prevention. A literature view was conducted using a Aboriginal perspective and approach. The purpose of this Project is to provide a range of information to enable Lifeline to build on existing cultural awareness and competency so that their services incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on culturally safe suicide prevention. The Report focusses on trauma, acknowledging that the disproportionately high rates of suicide among Indigenous populations across the world has been identified as a symptom of complex and compounding forms of trauma created by the ongoing process of colonisation. The importance of self-determination and cultural continuity, connections between healing, country and sharing intergenerational cultural knowledge is discussed. The connection between healthy country and health initiatives requires a recognition of the central importance of land to Indigenous peoples' identity, spirituality, community and culture. Social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) is a widely recognised Indigenous health discourse which is fundamental to understanding the risk and protective factors involved in suicide. An SEWB approach should underly any mental health or wellbeing service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.The Report offers pragmatic solutions and ways forward for services such as Lifeline to offer culturally safe services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Author : Lilian R. Furst
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780813181660

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Women Healers and Physicians by Lilian R. Furst Pdf

Women have traditionally been expected to tend the sick as part of their domestic duties; yet throughout history they have faced an uphill struggle to be accepted as healers outside the household. In this provocative anthology, twelve essays by historians and literary scholars explore the work of women as healers and physicians. The essays range across centuries, nations, and cultures to focus on the ideological and practical obstacles women have faced in the world of medicine. Each examines the situation of women healers in a particular time and place through cases that are emblematic of larger issues and controversies in that period. The stories presented here are typical of different but parallel facets of women's history in medicine. The first six concern the controversial relationship between magic and medicine and the perception that women healers can harm or enchant as well as cure. Women frequently were banished to the edges of medical practice because their spiritualism or unorthodoxy was considered a threat to conventional medicine. These chapters focus mainly on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance but also provide continuity to women healers in African American culture of our own time. The second six essays trace women healers' efforts to seek professional standing, first in fifth-century Greece and Rome and later, on a global scale, in the mid-nineteenth century. In addition to actual case studies from Germany, Russia, England, and Australia, these essays consider treatments of women doctors in American fiction and in the writings of Virginia Woolf. Women Healers and Physicians complements existing histories of women in medicine by drawing on varied historical and literary sources, filling gaps in our understanding of women healers and nulling social attitudes about them. Although the contributions differ dramatically, all retain a common focus and create a unique comparative picture of women's struggles to climb the long hill to acceptance in the medical profession.

Author : Jon Adams,Gavin Andrews,Joanne Barnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781137265593

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Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine by Jon Adams,Gavin Andrews,Joanne Barnes Pdf

This authoritative collection is the first wide-ranging overview dedicated to traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) and its scientific study. Compiled by an expert editorial team, it is an essential guide to the vast and ever-growing international literature on TCIM. Contributions come from practitioners and academics drawn from a diverse range of disciplines and professions across the globe. From perspectives on the significance of TCIM within public health policy to discourses on its influence in fields such as psychiatry and sociology, discrete chapters come together to provide an international map of the contemporary research, key debates and core issues which shape the field. Carefully structured to ensure easy navigation, the reader is divided into three parts: - Part A focuses on the consumption of TCIM, including chapters on its use through the life-cycle and within the context of disease and health management - Part B covers considerations for practitioners across the world, taking in issues over ethics, communication and education - Part C features chapters on the role of evidence, research and knowledge production in TCIM and looks at what lies ahead for the field With its thought-provoking insights and suggestions for further reading, this comprehensive resource provides guidance and inspiration for anyone embarking on study, practice or research within health, nursing or medicine.

Author : Karyn Crisis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692961380

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Italy's Witches and Medicine Women by Karyn Crisis Pdf

Karyn Crisis has been able to sense the "unseen world of passed-on relatives, angels, and ghosts since childhood. Training as a Spiritualist Medium as an adult, she became a popular platform Medium and healer in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2009, she took a fateful trip to Italy's Tuscany Region, which would have a lasting impact far beyond what she could have ever imagined: Goddesses from Italy's history suddenly began appearing to Karyn as clearly as other spirit people had, and they began transmitting to her the information of a most interesting cultural melting pot in Italy that gave rise to its unique and complex spiritual landscape. Among the information shared was the knowledge of Italy's own indigenous Lineage healing, a female shamanism hiding in-plain-sight that can be traced back to pre-pagan times. One thing was clear: Mediumship was and is the cornerstone of all these traditions by advancing the quality of life through previously hidden knowledge from the spirit world handed down to earth. Following the guidance of the Goddesses, Karyn returned to Italy where she embarked on a long and intensive research study. Taking cures from "streghe," meeting herbalists on mountain tops, experiencing a 6 hour ancestral fire ritual with secret shaman called Benandanti, interviewing local authors and museum curators and folk lore experts, and walking on the remains of the Goddess Diana's 2,000 year old temple, Karyn found the historical evidence to support what the Goddesses had shown her in visions. Volume 1 also provides a comprehensive spiritual history of the "Italian Witch" and reveals an important matrilineal living practice supplanted by the patriarchal invasions of pre-pagan times, whose acts of repression still affect the world today, revealing a groundbreaking history of women. Also find practical tips to reconnect with this female Lineage.