Grandmothers of The Light: A Medicine Woman's Source Book

by Paula Gunn Allen

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

398.208997

Tags

North America, Indigenous Peoples, Native American Women, Shamanism, Native American Mythology, Goddesses, Glossary, Bibliography, Ritual Magic, Cosmogony, Medicine Men and Women

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Beacon Press (1992), Edition: Reprint, 268 pages

Description

This extraordinary collection of goddess stories from Native American civilizations across the continent, Paula Gunn Allen shares myths that have guided female shamans toward an understanding of the sacred for centuries.

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Subjects

Goddess religion North America
Indian women North America
Indians of North America Folklore
Indians of North America Religion

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

268 p.; 9.1 inches

ISBN

0807081035 / 9780807081037

UPC

046442081030

Local notes

FB

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