Women Who Run with the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
About this book
A feminist Jungian classic tracing the Wild Woman archetype through folk tales and myths from across cultures. Shows how women's instinctual, creative nature has been tamed — and how reclaiming it restores vitality and soul.
Key themes
- The Wild Woman archetype across world mythologies
- How women's instinctual nature has been tamed by culture
- Fairy tales as maps of the female psyche
- Shadow work and the creative cycle of destruction and renewal
- Reclaiming the body's knowing and instinctual wisdom
About the author
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD is a post-trauma recovery specialist, senior Jungian analyst, and cantadora (keeper of stories) who studied with Bruno Bettelheim.
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