Parabola
Parabola 5:4
Woman
, ISBN Pb 5:4 / 978Pb 5:4, Parabola
"Four Women" by P. L. Travers - Indelible impressions distilled from a lifetime as a "dowser of myths"
"The Perennial Feminine" by Helen M. Luke - An affirmation of woman’s fundamental tasks and values
"Listening to the Earth" by Seonaid Robertson - Discovering an enduring relationship
"Sakti: The Essence of the World" by Heinrich Zimmer - A discourse on the concept of energy and creation in Hindu philosophy
"A Very Warm Mountain" by Ursula K. Le Guin - Watching "The Lady" blow her top
"A Woman’s Ways: An interview with Judy Swamp" - Maintaining traditional values in the context of contemporary conflict
"The Wife of Jonah" by Barbara Rohde - The other side of the story
"Martha and Mary: Second Discourse" by Meister Eckhart - An incidental moment revealing a teaching on service, surrender, and the development of being
"Joseph Campbell on the Great Goddess" - One of her most attentive admirers brings to life her origins, history, and promise
"INANNA: Queen of Heaven and Earth" by Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer - Hymns to the Sumerian goddess
Tangents - Reviews
"The Virgin, the Mother, and the Shadow in American Art" by Bill Jacobson - Myth and archetype in Louise Nevelson
"Another Look" by Frederick Franck - Questioning the master: the Picasso show
Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"Caitlin of Kilcummin" / Irish
"The Eternal Dance of the Universe" / Hindu
Parabola is published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Each issue includes: * Original articles and interviews on mythology, spiritual practice, religious tradition, literature, popular culture, science, and the arts * Retellings of traditional stories, myths, and fairy tales * Book reviews * Comments on contemporary film, theater, music, art, and events * Artwork ranging from the traditional to the contemporary
(Daimon distributes Parabola only outside America.
On the American continent please order directly from: www.parabola.org.)