Discussion Of Power Through The Eyes Of The Margins: Praxis Of Post-colonial Aeta Indigenous Women Healers In The Philippines
This article is based on a research study conducted in the Philippines. It explores the experiences of Aeta Indigenous women healers on how power becomes deconstructed through their stories and practices. This study employs the Talking Circle as a methodology to legitimate the voices and experie...
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press)
2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/40904/ http://eprints.usm.my/40904/1/Art2.pdf |
| Summary: | This article is based on a research study conducted in the Philippines. It
explores the experiences of Aeta Indigenous women healers on how power
becomes deconstructed through their stories and practices. This study
employs the Talking Circle as a methodology to legitimate the voices and
experiences of Aeta Indigenous women healers, and draws on this
knowledge to remedy the systemic exclusion of Indigenous knowledge in the
academy. These stories unveil the contribution of Aeta Indigenous women
healers to the discourse of power. |
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