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Page 38
The energy of the self is hidden, it is revealed, in a "dark and inaccessible" region
of the mind, filled with sexual longings. This region of the mind can be detected in
dreams, in slips of the tongue, concealed memories, in associations, ...
The energy of the self is hidden, it is revealed, in a "dark and inaccessible" region
of the mind, filled with sexual longings. This region of the mind can be detected in
dreams, in slips of the tongue, concealed memories, in associations, ...
Page 54
And in his mind, he imagines that he can conceive without her. In his mind he
develops the means to supplant her miracles with his own. In his mind, he no
longer relies on her. What he possesses, he says, is his to use and to abandon.
And in his mind, he imagines that he can conceive without her. In his mind he
develops the means to supplant her miracles with his own. In his mind, he no
longer relies on her. What he possesses, he says, is his to use and to abandon.
Page 116
And since sound is a product of the mind, it is further argued, it is absurd to
believe that sound can exist in an unthinking substance, in the violin, or the wood
of the violin. And since all evidence for the existence of matter is sensual
evidence of ...
And since sound is a product of the mind, it is further argued, it is absurd to
believe that sound can exist in an unthinking substance, in the violin, or the wood
of the violin. And since all evidence for the existence of matter is sensual
evidence of ...
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User Review - bness2 - LibraryThingI realize this is considered a classic in feminist literature, but it is not anything like what I was expecting and I found Griffin's stream of consciousness style to be very distracting. This is not ... Read full review
Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictWritten in 1979 when the feminist movement was in full throttle, this became a popular work in women's studies curricula. The feminist movement has since changed course, but Griffin is still beating ... Read full review
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
land Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was Therefor Them | 56 |
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| Title | Woman and nature: the roaring inside her |
| Author | Susan Griffin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0060115114, 9780060115111 |
| Length | 263 pages |
| Subjects | › › Feminism Nature Poetry / American / General Sex role Social Science / Women's Studies Women |
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