{"product_id":"spider-womans-web-isbn-9780399525469","title":"Spider Woman's Web","description":"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.\u003cp\u003eGathered here are traditional versions of stories and songs that best portray this strength and vitality. Illuminating the scope of human behavior\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003efrom treacherous mates and medicine men to magical sages and murderous mothers\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ethese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntertaining, educational, and inspirational, this collection of timeless wisdom will shed light on the lives of readers for generations to come. \u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eKey to Symbols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne: Spider Woman Saves Ko-chin-ni-na-ko\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeresan, Southwest\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo: Spider Woman's Web\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAthabaskan, Alaska\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree: Qi-yo Ke-pe, The Great Healer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeresan, Southwest\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour: The Woman Whose Heart Became Ice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMicmac, Northeast\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive: Sedna, Mistress of the Underworld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInuit, Alaska\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix: The Worm That Devoured Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCherokee, Southeast\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeven: White Star Woman and Great Star Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePawnee, Great Plains\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEight: Ataensie, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIroquois, Northeast\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNine: The Origin of Corn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbenaki, Northeast\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen: First Woman and the People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNavajo, Southwest\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleven: White Buffalo Woman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLakota (Sioux), Great Plains\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelve: The Buffalo Wife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirteen: Sweet Corn Woman's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTewa, Southwest\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFourteen: The Women Warriors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTewa, Southwest\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifteen: Coyote Marries His Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUte, Great Basin\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSixteen: The Abandoned Children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite Clay People (Gros Ventre), Great Plains\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeventeen: The Two Sisters and Their Aunt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiwok, California\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEighteen: The Woman Who Kept Secrets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHopi, Southwest\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNineteen: The Quilt of Men's Eyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeneca, Northeast\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty: The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-One: The Woman Who Built the First Medicine Lodge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-Two: The Dream of Double Woman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLakota (Sioux), Great Plains\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-Three: The Woman Who Married the Sea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamish (Coast Salish), Northwest Coast\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-Four: The Beginning of Wisdom and Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYakima, Plateau\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-Five: Dancing for Nomtaimet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWintu, California\u003cbr\u003eConnections\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eFor Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Covers\u003c\/p\u003eA former professor at Peninsula College, \u003cb\u003eSusan Hazen-Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003cb\u003eTimelines of Native American History\u003c\/b\u003e and seven other nonfiction books, numerous articles, short stories and poems. 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