Book Announcement!
Comments: 0 - Date: December 14th, 2009 - Categories: Publications
Our book, “Mass Trauma and Emotional Healing around the World: Rituals and Practices for Resilience and Meaning-Making” is now available for purchase EVERYWHERE! Please pick up your two volume copy or encourage your university to purchase a copy for the library. Thank you. The following is an annotation of what the book is about:
Around the world, scores of those who survive disasters have demonstrated a remarkable resilience that enables them to live happy, productive lives.
“Mass Trauma and Emotional Healing Around the World: Rituals and Practices for Resilience” documents the unique yet universal reaction to traumatic events and sets the agenda for future development of therapeutic interventions research and theory. An integrative approach to rituals and healing methods is highlighted to address and help prevent human-made traumas and prepare generations to cope with natural disasters in a more effective way.
Chapters focus on rituals and practices for resilience after mass trauma, showing, among other findings, that storytelling, music, humor, and a belief in fate help people survive disasters worldwide.