Wolves and Women: À Propos the Clarissa Pinkola Estés’s Book

• Authors: Partyka Joanna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Clarissa Pinkola Estés in the book Women Who Run with the Wolves. Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype (1992) explores the relationship she sees between women and wolves. In the very beginning of her book she writes: “Wildlife and the Wild Woman are both endangered species.” To be wise, creative and powerful a modern woman has to regain her connection to nature, claims Estés. On the other hand, we know that in the European culture women have always been perceived as emotional, weak creatures closer to nature and to “wildlife” than men. To be “closer to animals in our culture is to be denigrated,” we read in Lynda Birke’s paper “Exploring the boundaries: Feminism, Animals and Science.” Following the concept of the Wild Woman I will try to cope with some paradoxes hidden in it.

Keywords

EN

Clarissa Pinkola Estés; women and wolves; wildlife; modern woman; connection to nature; womanhood; Feminism; Wild Woman

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 227-232

Contributors

author

Partyka Joanna

• Cultural Studies at the Faculty of “Artes Liberales” (University of Warsaw)