Women Who Run with The Wolves

As soon as it was published in 1992, Clarissa Pinkola Estés' pioneering feminist novel - Women Who Run with The Wolves - became a literary phenomenon. It spent a record-setting 146 weeks on the list of NY times best sellers during a consecutive period of three years.

Clarrissa Estés is a Jungian psychologist and poet. In Women Who Run with The Wolves, she addresses the idea that a 'wild woman' has been suppressed by a male-oriented value system that trivializes women's feelings. In the same vein, she argues convincingly that our greatest value as women is our sense of wildness. Those that persevere will be rewarded for their efforts.

Using international myths, folk tales, stories, and fairy tales, Dr. Estes reintroduces her female readers to the healthy, instinctive, and visionary characteristics of the Wild Woman persona. Through each paragraph, she has established a new language for characterizing the feminine mind. Vibrant and life-giving, the book will lend you a deep understanding of women's psyche and spirit!

Author: Clarissa Pinkola

Year of Release: 1992

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