Angeles arrien biography
Angeles Arrien, who died in late April, , in her 74th year.
Angeles Arrien ( – April 24, ) was a..
2010
Religion
Angeles Arrien was a cultural anthropologist, award-winning author, educator and consultant to many organizations and businesses. Raised biculturally and first generation of a Basque immigrant family from the Pyrenees mountains of Spain, Angeles discovered a deep interest in teaching and in learning about other cultures as a young girl, because of her own bicultural experience.
With family in both the Basque communities of Idaho and Spain, she eventually pursued her interests in diverse cultures and international work through an advanced degree in Anthropology and Folklore at UC Berkeley. This allowed her to learn about cross-cultural and indigenous traditions, and to explore the commonalities of Perrenial Wisdoms encompassing spiritual and religious traditions, societal mores and universal values.
As a young woman travelling around the world as part of her studies, teaching and research, Angeles developed a lifelong commitment to finding the common ground between p