Buddha in Redface: Third Edition [Paperback]

Eduardo Duran (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 14, 2003

Story is told by a narrator who is a psychologist working in Indian country. What appears to be a consultation with a patient ends up being a meeting with his teacher, Tarrence. Tarrence proceeds to take the narrator into a dreamtime journey that melts the worldview held by the storyteller. The dream leads the narrator to a place in which the energy generated by ancient dreamers must be balanced. The lack of balance brought on by the power dreamers and their ceremony has resulted in the atomic bomb. New realms also give insights as to why the bomb was dropped on the Japanese. Throughout the story there are conflicts between western and aboriginal ways of knowing, the main protagonist being Carl, who is a psychiatrist.

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About the Author

The author is a clinical psychologist who has been working in Native American clinics for 20 years. His previous work entitled "Native American Postcolonial Psychology" continues to be used widely in University settings. Duran lives in New Mexico where he continues to work as a psychologist who integrates Native Ceremony into his work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse; 3 edition (August 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595138985
• ISBN-13: 978-0595138982
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #661,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating as Celestine Prophecy, Mutant Message Downunder., November 3, 2003

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Karen Villanueva "authorcare2" (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buddha in Redface: Third Edition (Paperback)

I helped edit the new Third Edition, July 2003, such was my faith in this book. A remarkable and fascinating story that hooked me in the first few pages and kept me reading until the wee hours. A few of us did our best to clean up the errors so this profound dreamtime story would shine through. I loved going on the adventure with Ed Duran, learning from Tarrance, and having my own world view stirred up. If you're interested in cultural/political understanding, spiritual quests, or stories of relationships and awakenings, this could be just the ticket!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read, August 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Buddha in Redface: Third Edition (Paperback)

This material is challenging and frightening at the same time. The author has raised the issue of possible destruction to a spiritual level, thus transcending the mundane political plane that most of the world problems are analyzed from. A must read for anyone that is remotely interested in seeing things from a different perspective.

Problems involving current issues such as the Catholic Priest Sexual disaster can be understood through the in depth teaching of the main character Tarrence. Tarrence also teaches how the overmasculinization of the mythology has contributed to such a lack of balance in the world that may lead to disastrous consequences. Read the book!!!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Challenge to our human future, December 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Buddha in Redface: Third Edition (Paperback)

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.