Healing through Art: Ritualized Space and Cree Identity

Healing through Art: Ritualized Space and Cree Identity
ISBN-10
0773571981
ISBN-13
9780773571983
Category
Social Science
Pages
184
Language
English
Published
2004-08-02
Publisher
McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Author
Nadia Ferrara

Description

Ferrara, who is accepted as a healer in Cree communities, shows how art therapy became a ritual for her patients, noting that Crees often associate art therapy and their experience in the bush and arguing that both constitute a place for them to re-affirm their notions of self. By including patient drawings and letting us hear Cree voices, "Healing through Art" gives us a sense of the reality of everyday Cree experience. This innovative book transcends disciplinary boundaries and makes a significant contribution to anthropology, Native Studies, and clinical psychology.

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