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Verk av Charles Langley

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Langley, Charles King
Födelsedag
1852-03-17
Avled
c. 1904
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA
Bostadsorter
Ohio, USA
Arkansas, USA

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This is one man’s story of discovery. Mr. Langley traveled from his home in London to the American Southwest where he found himself drawn to the practices of the Navajo, in particular a Medicine Man known as Blue Horse. He immersed himself in the world – learning, receiving, giving, accepting, questioning and practicing. He came to love a society so removed from all he knew.

Spirit Land is easy to read and utterly fascinating but it isn’t a historian’s or a researcher’s book. It’s one man’s story of his experiences. It really is, as the title indicates, diaries. His tellings of the lessons he learned as he studies with the famous medicine man. There was much for him to learn and much more still and that leads to the one big question – does Mr Langley stay or does he go? The book doesn’t give that answer it sets up for another book so be on the lookout for that – I’m sure it will be as interesting as this one.… (mer)
 
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Statistik

Verk
3
Medlemmar
15
Betyg
4.0
Recensioner
1
ISBN
4