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100 1 $aCrosby, Janice C.,$d1962-
245 10 $aCauldron of changes :$bfeminist spirituality in
fantastic fiction /$cby Janice C. Crosby.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$cc2000.
300 $aix, 205 p. ;$c23 cm.
520 1 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-201)
and index.
650 0 $aFantasy fiction, American$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aFeminism and literature$zUnited
States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWomen and literature$zUnited
States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aAmerican fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and
criticism.
650 0 $aAmerican fiction$y20th century$xHistory and
criticism.
650 0 $aFeminist fiction$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aSpiritual life in literature.
650 0 $aSpirituality in literature.
650 0 $aFeminism in literature.
