A Thrice-Told Tale by Margery Wolf

A Thrice-Told Tale by Margery Wolf

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A young mother began to behave in a decidedly aberrant, perhaps suicidal manner, and opinion in her village was sharply divided over the reason. Was she becoming a shaman, posessed by a god? Was she deranged, in need of physical restraint, drugs, and hospitalization?

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A Thrice-Told Tale by Margery Wolf

A young mother began to behave in a decidedly aberrant, perhaps suicidal manner, and opinion in her village was sharply divided over the reason. Was she becoming a shaman, posessed by a god? Was she deranged, in need of physical restraint, drugs, and hospitalization?
"A Thrice-Told Tale provides enjoyable fiction, important glimpses of fieldwork methodology, first-rate feminist analysis, and stimulating polemicIt can be used with students—of history, women's studies and other fields in addition to anthropology." -- Journal of Oriental Studies
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ISBN 13 9780804719803
ISBN 10 0804719802
Title A Thrice-Told Tale
Author Margery Wolf
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Stanford University Press
Year published 1992-04-01
Number of pages 164
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.