Cauldron of changes
Subtitle: feminist spirituality in fantastic fiction
By: by Janice C. Crosby.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Feminist fiction -- History and criticism.; Spiritual life in literature.; Spirituality in literature.; Feminism in literature.
Description: "The spiritual dimensions in the fantastic works of both firmly established and newer writers - including such talents as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Alice Walker, Patricia Kennealy, Octavia Butler, Toni Morrison and Ntozake Shange - are examined in this book. The author links their fantastic novels to actual currents within the feminist spirituality movement, addressing the genre's use of goddess worship, psychic phenomena, and reverence for the earth.

Special emphasis is given to both the struggle to provide an alternative to men-centered experience and to the need to articulate ways in which feminists can achieve personal and social power."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-201) and index.