Prayer with pain: Ceremonial suffering among the Mi'kmaq
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University of Chester/Leeds Trinity UniversityPublication Date
2013-10Metadata
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There are many ways to pray amongst Native American and First Nations, but considered the most ‘powerful’ are those that involve an element of physical suffering that can be regarded as gifts to ‘spirit’ and understood in the context that when something is asked for – visions, healing, etc. – then something must be given in exchange in order to restore the balance and promote respectful relationships. Prayer with pain in a ceremonial context, linking the individual to community, transforms personal suffering into empowerment gained through a shared healing experience.Citation
In Jacqueline Fear-Segal & Rebecca Tillet (Eds.), Indigenous bodies: Reviewing, relocating, reclaiming (pp. 129-143). New York: State University of New York PressPublisher
State University of New York PressType
Book chapterLanguage
en_USDescription
This is the author's peer-reviewed, pre-copyedited version and made available with the permission of the State University of New York Press. The final published version is available at http://www.sunypress.edu/p-5807-indigenous-bodies.aspxISBN
97814384482139781438448206
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