Native American Womens Studies by Stephanie A Sellers

Native American Womens Studies by Stephanie A Sellers

This introduction to the fundamentals of Native American women’s studies first looks at several definitive topics created by the western cultural notion of feminism, and western historical and religious perspectives on women. These include ecofeminism, gender roles and work, notions of power, essentialism, women’s leadership, sexualities, and spirituality in light of gender. The book then discusses these concepts and their history from a traditional Native American point of view. Foremost among the questions that Native American Women’s Studies addresses are: How have Native American women governed their nations? How was/is the divine creatrix expressed in Native American social systems? Most significantly, this book sheds light on the radical differences between the indigenous understanding of human experience in terms of gender, and that held and created by western culture.

The Author: Stephanie A. Sellers, a culturally identified woman of Native ancestry (Eastern Woodlands), received her Ph.D. in Native American studies, with an emphasis on women of the Eastern Woodlands, from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati. She teaches in the English and Women’s Studies departments at Gettysburg College, and has published numerous scholarly articles, fiction, and poetry. She is also the author of Native American Autobiography Redefined: A Handbook (Peter Lang, 2007).

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ISBN 13	9780820497105
ISBN 10	082049710X
Title	Native American Womens Studies
Author	Stephanie A Sellers
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Year published	2008-07-02
Number of pages	122
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