Women who run with the wolves

Subtitle:
Myths and stories of the wild woman archetype

Edition:
1st Edition (May 1992)

Author:
Estes, Clarissa Pinkola 1945-

Place of Publication:
New York, New York

Publisher:
Ballantine Books


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

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