Gonzales, Patrisia
Red Medicine
- ISBN 13:
- 9780816529568
- author:
- Gonzales, Patrisia
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The University of Arizona Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 273
- Dimensions:
- 15.24 x 1.78 x 22.86 centimetres
- Genre:
- Health & Wellbeing, Mind, Body & Spirit, Healing,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Red Medicine: Traditional Indigenous Rites of Birthing and Healing Patrisia Gonzales explores the system of healing known as Red Medicine, which encompasses birthing practices, dreaming, and purification rites to restore balance in personal and social life. This book delves into Indigenous medicine across North America, with a focus on how knowledge has endured among peoples with Mexican heritage. Gonzales combines her experience as an herbalist and traditional birth attendant with research into oral traditions, storytelling, and symbol meanings to understand the persistence of Indigenous knowledge over time. She examines the role of regeneration in Red Medicine, drawing on pre-Columbian thought and its connection to contemporary healing practices among Indigenous peoples. By exploring ancient symbols and their relation to current curative knowledges, Gonzales shows how Red Medicine can help people reconnect with ancestral teachings and the natural world, providing a new perspective on healing and personal growth.
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