Buddha in Redface

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Summary: New Genre
Review: After hearing the author speak on the radio about the book I had to see what this new genre mentioned on the show was about. While reading the book I realized that 'Postcolonial Magical Realism' is definitely new ground being broken. For so long stories based in the Americas have been subjected to such stingent colonial realism that the very spirit of the story is stifled. It is truly inspiring to see that someone has taken the leap and moved across genres in a profound act of courage and faith. It is time that the spirit of the land is restored.

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Summary: Challenge to our human future
Review: Eduardo Duran's last book, with Bonnie Duran, was hailed by the President of the last World Congress of Psychology as a key book for our new millennial future. The book, "NATIVE AMERICAN POSTCOLONIAL PSYCHOLOGY", continues to be used in university classes, including mine, and was even transformed into a recent movie "FOLLOW ME HOME" which won at the San Francisco Film Festival. "BUDDHA IN RED FACE" is even more forceful. It would make a superb movie and I will use it in my graduate classes when it becomes available. As we move into this new century, we need to decide what is worth bringing with us from the last one: suitcases and not baggage. This book is a formidable beginning. Eduardo's mentor will inevitably be compared to Castenada's Don Juan and other historic prophets and healers practicing medicine without a paycheck. This time there is more. Beyond the multicultural insight and therapist-client role reversal, is an important warning for the most significant survival challenge to our human future. Read the book. Robert Morgan Ph.D.

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Summary: Buddha in Redface
Review: It is said that new ceremonies come along at a time when they are needed the most. "Buddha In Redface" is a ceremony whose time has come.