
Coming Full Circle
Spirituality and Wellness among Native Communities in the Pacific Northwest
Paperback | 1 November 2016
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Coming Full Circle is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationships between spirituality and health among Coast Salish and Chinook communities in western Washington from 1805 to 2005. Suzanne Crawford O'Brien examines how these communities define what it means to be healthy and how recent tribal community-based health programs have applied this understanding to their missions and activities. She also explores how contemporary definitions, goals, and activities relating to health and healing are informed by Coast Salish history and also by indigenous spiritual views of the body. These views, she argues, are based on an understanding of the relationship between self, ecology, and community.
Coming Full Circle draws on a historical framework in reflecting on contemporary tribal health-care efforts and the ways in which they engage indigenous healing traditions alongside twenty-first-century biomedicine. The book makes a strong case for the current shift toward tribally controlled care, arguing that local, culturally distinct ways of healing and understanding illness must be a part of Native health care.
Combining in-depth archival research, extensive ethnographic participant-based field work, and skillful scholarship on theories of religion and embodiment, Crawford O'Brien offers an original and masterful analysis of Coast Salish and Chinook traditions and worldviews, and the intersection of religion and healing.
Industry Reviews
"This is an important book."-Eric Anderson, Pacific Northwest Quarterly
"Coming Full Circle is a strong example of interdisciplinary, mixed-methods research. By analyzing the historical, religious, spiritual, economic, and cultural factors influencing tribal peoples' healing and spiritual traditions, Crawford O'Brien demonstrates the beauty and resilience of tribal communities and tribal cultural traditions."-Michelle M. Jacob, Oregon Historical Quarterly
ISBN: 9780803295247
ISBN-10: 0803295243
Published: 1st November 2016
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 480
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2
Weight (kg): 0.69
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- Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial GroupsEthnic StudiesIndigenous Peoples
- Non-FictionFamily & HealthPopular Medicine & Health
- Non-FictionReligion & BeliefsOther Non-Christian ReligionsTribal Religions
- Non-FictionHistorySpecific Events & Topics in HistorySocial & Cultural History
- Non-FictionMind, Body, SpiritComplementary Therapies, Healing & HealthAlexander Technique