The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions (1986)

by Paula Gunn Allen

Hardcover, 1986

LCC

E98 W8 A44 1986

Description

This pioneering work, first published in 1986, documents the continuing vitality of the American Indian tradition and of women's leadership within that tradition. In her new preface to this edition, Allen reflects on the remarkable resurgence of American Indian pride and culture in recent times.

Publication

Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 1986.

Subjects

Tags

Indian women, literature, Indian authors, history, criticism, addresses, essays, lectures

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