The Sacred Hoop
- 311 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
This pioneering work, first published in 1986, documents the continuing vitality of American Indian traditions and the crucial role of women in those traditions.
Paula Gunn Allen Knihy
Paula Gunn Allen byla významná domorodá americká autorka, která zkoumala ženské a domorodé tradice prostřednictvím své poezie a kritiky. Její práce se často zaměřovala na propojení duchovních a kulturních identit, přičemž čerpala ze své smíšené domorodé a španělsko-mexické minulosti. Allen byla průkopnicí v oblasti domorodých studií a lesbické literatury, čímž obohacovala literární krajinu o jedinečné perspektivy. Její psaní slouží jako most mezi tradičními moudrostmi a moderními zkušenostmi.
In this collection of goddess stories gleaned from the vast oral tradition of Native America, the author evokes a world of personal freedom and communal harmony, of free communication among people, animals, and spirits, of magic and its discipline, of balance between the sacred and the mundane.--From publisher description
Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women
- 288 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
"Impressive....Haunting....Enchanting...Every story in the book, which covers nearly a century of tradition, is interesting, written with intelligent passion."THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWNative American scholar, literary critic, poet, and novelist Paula Gunn Allen, who is herself a Laguna Pueblo-Sioux Indian, became increasingly aware in her academic career that the writings of Native Americans, especially women, have been marginalized by the Western literary canon. Allen set out to understand why this was so and, more importantly, to remedy the situation. The result is this powerful collection of traditional tales, biographical writings, and contemporary short stories, many by the most accomplished Native American women writing today, Louise Erdrich, Mary TallMountain, Linda Hogan, and many others.
The Woman who Owned the Shadows
- 240 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
Fiction. "An absorbing, often fascinating world is created.not only is it an exploration of racism, it is often a powerful and moving testament to feminism" -The New York Times Book Review.
