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The Healing Wisdom of Africa | Malidoma Patrice Somé | This book explores the spiritual traditions of the Dagara people of West Africa and offers insights into how their practices can help us heal from trauma and illness. |
The Way of the Elders | John S. Mbiti | This classic work provides an overview of African traditional religions and their beliefs about God, ancestors, and the afterlife. |
Of Water and the Spirit | Malidoma Patrice Somé | In this memoir, the author shares his journey from a rural village in Burkina Faso to the Western world and back again, and how he reconciled his African and Western identities. |
The Book of Dead Days | Marcus Sedgwick | This novel is set in ancient Egypt and explores the themes of death, rebirth, and the afterlife through the eyes of a young boy. |
The Cowrie Shell | Chinyere Ibeabuchi | This children's book tells the story of a young girl who learns about the importance of cowrie shells in Igbo culture and how they are used in divination. |