pagan women in fiction and nonfiction
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Flight of the Goose
by Lesley Thomas
"Flight of the Goose" is an award-winning novel set in a remote village of the Alaskan Arctic, in a time of great cultural and ecological …
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The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply …
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The Woman in the Shaman's Body
by Barbara Tedlock, Ph.D.
A distinguished anthropologist–who is also an initiated shaman–reveals the long-hidden female roots of the world’s oldest form of religion and medicine. Here is a fascinating …
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Webs of Power
by Starhawk
As well as reporting the actions on the street, it includes a privileged glimpse behind the scenes, too, at the fierce discussion of the issues, …
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The Twelve Wild Swans
by Starhawk
The long-awaited continuation of the bestselling classic The Spiral Dance
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon
by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Includes six traditional Norwegian tales.
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The Harmless People
by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
“A study of primitive people which, for beauty of . . . style and concept, would be hard to match.” —The New York Times Book …
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Reindeer Moon
by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
This novel talks about the ice-age, where a handful of human creations struggle to stay alive, and it is the power and wonder of this …
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The Painted Drum
by Louise Erdrich
When a woman named Faye Travers is called upon to appraise the estate of a family in her small New Hampshire town, she isn't surprised …
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The Thrall's Tale
by Judith Lindbergh
Set in Viking Greenland in 895 AD, this dramatic novel focuses on the intertwined lives of three women straddling the pagan past and Christian future: …
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The Hollow Hills
by Mary Stewart
Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been …
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Within the Hollow Hills
by John Matthews
As legend has it, the Hollow Hills are the hidden abode of the gods -- they withdrew to them when people began to no longer …
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Confessions of a Pagan Nun
by Kate Horsley
A druid-turned-nun writes of faith, love, and loss in this “beautifully written and thought-provoking book” set at the dawn of Ireland’s Christian era (Library Journal) …
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Gudrun's Tapestry
by Joan Schweighardt
Gudrun?s Tapestry is a powerful, enchanting and vivid tale of one woman?s quest to eliminate Fifth Century Europe?s greatest threat: Attila and his Huns. Along …
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The Path of the Mother
by Savitri L. Bess
"What are the greatest qualities of a Mother? Love, forgiveness, and patience." Much has been written about the feminine faces of God. Now The Path …