The sacred hoop
Subtitle: recovering the feminine in American Indian traditions
By: Paula Gunn Allen.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Indian women -- United States.; American literature -- Indian authors -- History and criticism.; American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; Indians of North America -- Intellectual life.; Women and literature -- United States.; Indian women -- Intellectual life.; Indian women in literature.; Femininity in literature.; Indians in literature.
Description: This pioneering work 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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [287]-293.
Includes index.