Spider Woman's Web

Informationen zum Autor A former professor at Peninsula College, Susan Hazen-Hammond is the author of Timelines of Native American History and seven other nonfiction books, numerous articles, short stories and poems. She has received high praise for her writing on Native American subjects and has also taught a wide range of psychology courses. Her ancestors include Abenaki men and women. Klappentext In the Americas! the oral tradition has created one of the oldest surviving bodies of literature on earth. Native American storytelling! in particular! stands out for its distinctive honoring of womanly power and the female forces of the universe. Gathered here are traditional versions of stories and songs that best portray this strength and vitality. Illuminating the scope of human behavior - from treacherous mates and medicine men to magical sages and murderous mothers - these tales offer universal truths. And for readers who wish to explore the transformative healing gifts of these stories in a more personal way! each is accompanied by thought-provoking exercises and meditations. Also included are brief introductions to provide historical and cultural context. Entertaining! educational! and inspirational! this collection of timeless wisdom will shed light on the lives of readers for generations to come. Zusammenfassung In the Americas! the oral tradition has created one of the oldest surviving bodies of literature on earth. Native American storytelling! in particular! stands out for its distinctive honoring of womanly power and the female forces of the universe. Gathered here are traditional versions of stories and songs that best portray this strength and vitality. Illuminating the scope of human behavior ? from treacherous mates and medicine men to magical sages and murderous mothers ? these tales offer universal truths. And for readers who wish to explore the transformative healing gifts of these stories in a more personal way! each is accompanied by thought-provoking exercises and meditations. Also included are brief introductions to provide historical and cultural context. Entertaining! educational! and inspirational! this collection of timeless wisdom will shed light on the lives of readers for generations to come. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Key to Symbols One: Spider Woman Saves Ko-chin-ni-na-ko Keresan, Southwest Connections Two: Spider Woman's Web Athabaskan, Alaska Connections Three: Qi-yo Ke-pe, The Great Healer Keresan, Southwest Connections Four: The Woman Whose Heart Became Ice Micmac, Northeast Connections Five: Sedna, Mistress of the Underworld Inuit, Alaska Connections Six: The Worm That Devoured Women Cherokee, Southeast Connections Seven: White Star Woman and Great Star Man Pawnee, Great Plains Connections Eight: Ataensie, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky Iroquois, Northeast Connections Nine: The Origin of Corn Abenaki, Northeast Connections Ten: First Woman and the People Navajo, Southwest Connections Eleven: White Buffalo Woman Lakota (Sioux), Great Plains Connections Twelve: The Buffalo Wife Piegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains Connections Thirteen: Sweet Corn Woman's Tale Tewa, Southwest Connections Fourteen: The Women Warriors Tewa, Southwest Connections Fifteen: Coyote Marries His Daughter Ute, Great Basin Connections Sixteen: The Abandoned Children White Clay People (Gros Ventre), Great Plains Connections Seventeen: The Two Sisters and Their Aunt Miwok, California Connections Eighteen: The Woman Who Kept Secrets Hopi, Southwest Connections Ni...

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A former professor at Peninsula College, Susan Hazen-Hammond is the author of Timelines of Native American History and seven other nonfiction books, numerous articles, short stories and poems. She has received high praise for her writing on Native American subjects and has also taught a wide range of psychology courses. Her ancestors include Abenaki men and women.

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In the Americas, the oral tradition has created one of the oldest surviving bodies of literature on earth. Native American storytelling, in particular, stands out for its distinctive honoring of womanly power and the female forces of the universe.Gathered here are traditional versions of stories and songs that best portray this strength and vitality. Illuminating the scope of human behavior-from treacherous mates and medicine men to magical sages and murderous mothers-these tales offer universal truths. And for readers who wish to explore the transformative healing gifts of these stories in a more personal way, each is accompanied by thought-provoking exercises and meditations. Also included are brief introductions to provide historical and cultural context.Entertaining, educational, and inspirational, this collection of timeless wisdom will shed light on the lives of readers for generations to come.

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Introduction
Key to Symbols

One: Spider Woman Saves Ko-chin-ni-na-ko
Keresan, Southwest
Connections
Two: Spider Woman's Web
Athabaskan, Alaska
Connections
Three: Qi-yo Ke-pe, The Great Healer
Keresan, Southwest
Connections
Four: The Woman Whose Heart Became Ice
Micmac, Northeast
Connections
Five: Sedna, Mistress of the Underworld
Inuit, Alaska
Connections
Six: The Worm That Devoured Women
Cherokee, Southeast
Connections
Seven: White Star Woman and Great Star Man
Pawnee, Great Plains
Connections
Eight: Ataensie, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky
Iroquois, Northeast
Connections
Nine: The Origin of Corn
Abenaki, Northeast
Connections
Ten: First Woman and the People
Navajo, Southwest
Connections
Eleven: White Buffalo Woman
Lakota (Sioux), Great Plains
Connections
Twelve: The Buffalo Wife
Piegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains
Connections
Thirteen: Sweet Corn Woman's Tale
Tewa, Southwest
Connections
Fourteen: The Women Warriors
Tewa, Southwest
Connections
Fifteen: Coyote Marries His Daughter
Ute, Great Basin
Connections
Sixteen: The Abandoned Children
White Clay People (Gros Ventre), Great Plains
Connections
Seventeen: The Two Sisters and Their Aunt
Miwok, California
Connections
Eighteen: The Woman Who Kept Secrets
Hopi, Southwest
Connections
Nineteen: The Quilt of Men's Eyes
Seneca, Northeast
Connections
Twenty: The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper
Piegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains
Connections
Twenty-One: The Woman Who Built the First Medicine Lodge
Piegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains
Twenty-Two: The Dream of Double Woman
Lakota (Sioux), Great Plains
Connections
Twenty-Three: The Woman Who Married the Sea
Samish (Coast Salish), Northwest Coast
Connections
Twenty-Four: The Beginning of Wisdom and Law
Yakima, Plateau
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Twenty-Five: Dancing for Nomtaimet
Wintu, California
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Afterword
Acknowledgments
For Further Reading
Index
About the Author
About the Covers