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Author Somé, Sobonfu.

Title The spirit of intimacy : ancient teachings in the ways of relationships / Sobonfu Somé.

Publication Info. New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc., [1999]
©1999

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  158.2 SOMAE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xiii, 140 pages ; 19 cm
Contents Dano : home to the old ways -- A song of spirit -- The embrace of community -- Ritual : the call to spirit -- Born to a purpose -- Initiation : gaining knowledge -- Marriage : two worlds together -- Intimacy : in the ash circle -- The illusion of romance -- Continual renewal -- Conflict : a spirit gift -- Divorce and loss : cutting the vine -- Homosexuality : the gatekeepers -- Barka.
Summary A renowned voice of African spirituality draws on the teachings of her native village to offer wisdom for intimate relationships, the role of the spirit, and secrets of passion and intimacy.
Subject Spiritual life.
Interpersonal relations -- Religious aspects.
Intimacy (Psychology) -- Religious aspects.
Dagaaba (African people) -- Burkina Faso -- Religion.
Dagaaba (African people) -- Religion. (OCoLC)fst00886730
Interpersonal relations -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst00977414
Intimacy (Psychology) -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst00977719
Spiritual life. (OCoLC)fst01130100
Burkina Faso. (OCoLC)fst01229910
ISBN 9780688164508 (hardcover)
0688164501 (hardcover)
9780688175795 (paperback)
0688175791 (paperback)
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