Cauldron of Changes: Feminist Spirituality in Fantastic Fiction

by Janice C. Crosby

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786473762
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/08/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	215
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Janice C. Crosby, an assistant professor of English at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serves on the editorial staff for FEMSPEC: An Interdisciplinary Feminist Journal. She lives in Baton Rouge.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments    
Introduction    

1. Toil, Trouble ... and Joy: Feminism and Spiritual Reclaiming    
2. Rewriting History and Legend    
3. Finding and Defining Personal Power    
4. The Quest for the Goddess    
5. Wise Women and Healers    
6. Conclusion    

Notes    
Annotated Bibliography    
Index    

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