Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés holds a highly rated rating of 4.15 out of 5, based on 21.1K reader ratings. First published in 1992. The book spans 560 pages.
About Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D., Jungian analyst and cantadora storyteller shows how women's vitality can be restored through what she calls "psychic archeological digs" into the ruins of the female unconsious. Using multicultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories, Dr. Estes helps women reconnect with the healthy, instinctual, visionary attributes of the Wild Woman archetype.Dr. Estes has created a new lexicon for describing the female psyche. Fertile and life-giving, it is a psychology of women in the truest sense, a knowing of the soul.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Clarissa Pinkola Estés |
| Published | 1992 |
| Pages | 560 |
| Kindle Price | $8.99 |
| Genres | Non-Fiction, Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Philosophy |
| Average Rating | 4.15 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 21,127 |
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Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype is categorized as Non-Fiction, Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help. Its primary genre classification is Philosophy.
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Based on 21.1K reader ratings, Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype has an average score of 4.15 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
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Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype has 560 pages. It is a longer read suited for dedicated readers.
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Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype was written by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. It was first published in 1992.
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The ISBN-13 for Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype is 9780345409870.0.
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