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in partnership with the Department of African & African American Studies, the Committee on African Studies, the W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Society & the Martin Luther King Jr. Initiative for the Development of Ethical Leadership at Boston University School of Theology present

Sacred Healing and Wholeness
in Africa & the Americas
Exploring Health & Holistic Harmony in African,
African-Diasporic & Indigenous Religions

Friday, April 13, 2012
9 am – 6 pm
CGIS South Building – 1730 Cambridge Street
Tsai Auditorium
Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts

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This dynamic, interdisciplinary one-day symposium will explore themes of healing and the various meanings and interpretations of health, harmony, wellness and wholeness within African, African Diasporic and American Indigenous Religions

Join us as we explore Haitian Vodou, Yoruba traditions, Peruvian Shamanism and more!

 Featuring Special Guests

Luisah Teish

writer, educator, ritual specialist and author of
Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms & Practical Rituals  

Plus: join Luisah Teish for a full day workshop Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Separate registration required, Click here for Details!

 

Babalawo Oluwole
Ifakunle Adetutu

Respected Ifá priest & Diviner

Dr. Suzanne Henderson

Assistant Dean & Professor, St. John's University
Contributor to Psychology Today 

James Weeks

Writer and Producer of the forthcoming film Across the King's River

Dr. Frédérique Apffel-Marglin

Professor Emerita, Smith College
Author Subversive Spiritualities: How Rituals Enact the World

And more! See videos of our special guests in action below! 

Free & Open to the Public
Registration Required
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Across the King's River Trailer 


Yeye Luisah Teish speaks on African Traditions in the Americas 


Awo Oluwole Ifakunle speaks on the Principles of
Yorùbá Ifá-Òrìsà tradition

 Dr. Frédérique Apffel-Marglin speaks on her work in Peru

Join Luisah Teish for this exciting workshop 

The Mirror in
the Water: Autobiography as 
Spiritual Practice

Saturday, April 14, 2012
Cambridge, MA

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