The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions

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Beacon Press, 1 sep 1992 - 336 pagina's
This pioneering work, first published in 1986, documents the continuing vitality of American Indian traditions and the crucial role of women in those traditions.

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Introduction
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Ritual Gynocracy in Native
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Strong Women
30
Copyright

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Paula Gunn Allen (1939-2008) was a professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Native American of Laguna Pueblo and Sioux heritage. She authored many books, including The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Tradition, and was the editor of Spider Woman’s Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women, which won an American Book Award in 1990.

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