The Sacred Hoop
- 311 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
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 Bücher
Paula Gunn Allen war eine bedeutende indigene amerikanische Autorin, die weibliche und indigene Traditionen durch ihre Poesie und Kritik erforschte. Ihre Arbeit konzentrierte sich oft auf die Schnittstelle von spirituellen und kulturellen Identitäten, wobei sie auf ihr gemischtes indigenes und spanisch-mexikanisches Erbe zurückgriff. Allen war eine Pionierin in den indigenen Studien und der lesbischen Literatur und bereicherte die literarische Landschaft mit einzigartigen Perspektiven. Ihr Schreiben dient als Brücke zwischen traditioneller Weisheit und zeitgenössischen Erfahrungen.
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
"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 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
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.
