Subtitle:
Myths and stories of the wild woman archetype
Edition:
1st Edition (May 1992)
Place of Publication:
New York, New York
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Copyright Date:
1992
ISBN / SBN / ISSN:
0345377443
Media Type:
Print (Non-Serial)
Media Sub-type:
Book
Copy:
2
LoC Call Number:
GR 470 .E88 1992 c.2
Accession Number:
001406
Keyword Subject Headings:
Women--Psychology
Wildwomen--Folklore
Archetype--Psychology
Wildwomen--Folklore
Archetype--Psychology
User Notes:
Hardbound; xiv + 520 pp, including bibliographic references in endnotes,
a separate bibliographic listing, and an index.
Contents:
Foreword
Introduction: Singing over the bones
The bounty of wild woman: The stories:
1. The howl: Resurrection of the wild woman
2. Stalking the intruder: The beginning initiation
3. Nosing out the facts: The retrieval of intuition as initiation
4. The mate: Union with the other
5. Hunting: When the heart is lonely
6. Finding one's pack: Belonging as a blessing
7. Joyous body: The wild flesh
8. Self-preservation: Identifying leg traps, cages, and poisoned bait
9. Homing: Returning to oneself
10. Clear water: Nourishing the creative life
11. Heat: Retrieving sacred sexuality
12. Marking territory: The boundaries of rage and forgiveness
13. Battle scars: Membership in the scar clan
14. La selva subterranea: Initiation in the underground forest
15. Shadowing: Canto hondo, the deep song
Afterword: Story as medicine
Acknowledgments
Notes
Education of a young wolf: A bibliography
Index
