Shamanistic healing is a special practice mainly of the people in Asia. The commentary presented by Yer Moua Xiong is written from a first person perspective to aid in the process of immersing oneself in the culture, and understanding truly what shamanism is all about. One central belief of the Shamans is the ability for the human soul to drift and wander, or even become lost from its host (Xiong 2003: 183). The body can host many souls, of which all can wander or be lost forever from a physical
Afro-Brazilian Slavery Colonization of Brazil dates back to the 15th century. Brazil was fertile and was mainly used for plantations. The Europeans relied on cheap labor from slaves, who were forcefully imported into the country. Some of the slaves came from Brazil but more than half were imported from Africa (Morn and Alicea, 2004). The forced migration of African slaves to Brazil is attributed to the expansion of the export sector in Brazil and the growth of Trans-Atlantic butter trade. The Africans
The people of Brazil often have a very friendly and easy-going energy about them. There are a number of non-verbal dynamics that include touching, hand gestures, and high boundary tolerance. Brazilians have less sense of personal space than North Americans and are not bothered being packed together in crowded public places. While in some societies touching has sexual overtones, Brazilians equate it with friendship and a show of concern. According to iorworld.com “Touching forms a large part of Brazilian
rather it is based on balance and tradition. The religion is not something which should be encountered with inhibition or fear induced from childhood horror stories, but embraced for it's strength and history. Voodoo (also known as Vodun, Vodou, Umbanda, Quimbanda, and Candomble) originated as an amalgam of African religions during the slave trade. As slaves were shipped from Africa to the Caribbean and America, groups of slaves sharing a similier heretage were broken apart to prevent any since