Bad Spirits: A Cultural Explanation for Intimate family Violence: Inside One American Indian Family (3rd Edition)

This 3rd Edition of BAD SPIRITS has been edited for use in classroom discussions. Bad Spirits (3rd Edition) takes the reader inside one Native American Indian family to witness some of the violence and victimization that occurred in the privacy of their home. While the violence is graphic and disturbing, the effects of it on one victim made her much more resilient. The book begins with the suicide of one sibling and the homicides of two others. Because of the cultural beliefs held by this family one member was perceived to be a bruja (a witch). In the paradigm of the Yaqui Indians, those perceived to be witches are often murdered. The author puts forth the theory that Bad Spirits are responsible for violence. Yaqui witchcraft and sorcery (often referred to as “Bad Medicine” or “Making Tricks”) are used within this family as a means of violence precipitation. The author then takes the reader out of the violence of the home and into the violence of homelessness on the streets of San Francisco in 1983. This new Edition includes a detailed analysis of the inter-generational transmission of violence within the author’s family. The crisis of victimization, violence and suicide exists across Indian Country, and this chapter serves to draw attention to it. The original First Edition of “Bad Spirits” (2008, Cambridge Scholars Publishing) is held by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and Archives, National Museum of the American Indian, as an autobiographical account of violence and victimization occuring in 20th century American Indian life, a significant problem continuing into the 21st century.
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Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Abril, Julie C.
Binding: Paperback
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