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Wise Women
Book • 2024
Wise Women collects stories and reflections on the role of elder women — midwives, healers, and keepers of communal knowledge — in folklore and modern life.
Sharon Blackie examines traditional practices, mythic frameworks, and the social functions of wisdom-keepers, arguing for their renewed relevance today.
The book blends historical research with personal narrative and practical guidance for reclaiming communal and ecological wisdom.
It highlights the ways wise women mediate between human communities and the more-than-human world, offering models for care and reciprocity.
Overall, it advocates restoring the social status and voice of older women as central to cultural resilience.
Sharon Blackie examines traditional practices, mythic frameworks, and the social functions of wisdom-keepers, arguing for their renewed relevance today.
The book blends historical research with personal narrative and practical guidance for reclaiming communal and ecological wisdom.
It highlights the ways wise women mediate between human communities and the more-than-human world, offering models for care and reciprocity.
Overall, it advocates restoring the social status and voice of older women as central to cultural resilience.
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