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WGST 333: Goddess Mythology, Women’s Spirituality, and Ecofeminism (Rev. C3 & C4) Report a Broken Link

Unit 1 Goddess and Her Mythologies

Wilshire, D. (1994). The triple Goddess: Virgin-mother-crone. In Virgin, Mother, Crone: Myths & Mysteries of the Triple Goddess (pp. 19–27). Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions International.
King, T. (2003). “You’ll never believe what happened” is always a great place to start. In The truth about stories: A Native narrative (pp. 1–29). Toronto, ON: House of Anansi Press.
Morris, M., & Bunjun, B. (2007). Part 1: Understanding women’s lives. In Using intersectional feminist frameworks in research: A resource for embracing the complexities of women’s lives (pp. 1–10). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women.

Unit 6 The Goddess is Alive! Indigenous and Global Goddess Traditions

Goettner-Abendroth, H. (2007). Did a matriarchal form of social organization exist at Çatal Hüyük? The Journal of Archaeomythology, 3(1), 88–92.
Shannon, L. (2011). Women’s ritual dances: An ancient source of healing in our times. In J. Leseho & S. McMaster (Eds.), Dancing on the Earth (pp. 138–157). Forres, Scotland: Findhorn Press.
Fox, S. (2014). Introduction. In T. Greenfield (Ed.), Naming the Goddess (pp. 4–7). Alresford, UK: John Hunt Publishing.
Johnsen, L. (1999). Invoking the Goddess: Entering the universe of Tantra. In The living Goddess (pp. 1–23). Saint Paul, MN. Yes International Publishers.
Gunn Allen, P. (1992). Grandmother of the sun: Ritual gynocracy in Native America. In The sacred hoop (pp. 13–29). Boston, MA: Beacon Press.
Anderson, K. (2016). Relating to creation. In A recognition of being (2nd ed., pp. 158–168). Toronto, ON: Women’s Press.

Unit 7 Goddess Mythology and Ecofeminism: All Is Alive

Ruether, R. R. (1995). Ecofeminism: Symbolic and social connections of the oppression of women and the domination of nature. Feminist Theology, 3(9), 35–50.
Macy, J. (2007). Our life as Gaia. In J. Seed, J. Macy, P. Fleming, & A. Naess (eds.), Thinking like a mountain (pp. 57–65). Gabriola Island, BC: New Catalyst Books.
Spretnak, C. (1993). Earthbody and personal body as sacred. In C. J. Adams (Ed.), Ecofeminism and the sacred (pp. 261–280). New York, NY: Continuum.
Shiva, V. (1994). Introduction: Women, ecology and health: Rebuilding connections. In Close to home (pp 1–9). Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers.
Kings, A. E. (2017). Intersectionality and the changing face of ecofeminism. Ethics and the Environment, 22(1), 63–87.
Williams, L. (2018). Women and climate change impacts and action in Canada: Feminist, Indigenous, and intersectional perspectives. Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women.

Unit 8 Ecofeminist Views of Women, Animals, and Nature Healing

Adams, C. J. (2010). Why feminist-vegan now? Feminism and Psychology, 20(3), 302–317.  
Gaard, G. (2012). Feminist animal studies in the U.S.: Bodies matter. DEP, 20, 14–21.
Goodall, J. (2009). The nature of hope: Why save endangered species. In Hope for animals and their world (pp. 538–550). New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing.
Chang, C. (2012). Trans-species care: Taiwan’s feral dogs and dog mother activism. International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2(3), 287–294.
Garcia, D. M. (2010). Of equines and humans: Toward a new ecology. Ecopsychology, 2(2), 85–89.  
Beresford-Kroeger, D. (2010). The forest and the firekeeper: "In every ending there is a new beginning." In The Global Forest (pp. 163–166). New York, NY: Penguin Group: Viking.

Unit 9 Ecofeminism and Goddess Spirituality: Coming Home

Warren, K. (1993). A feminist philosophical perspective on ecofeminist spiritualities. In C. J. Adams (Ed.), Ecofeminism and the sacred (pp. 119–132). New York, NY: Continuum.
Leah, R. J. (2015). Earth love: Finding our way back home. Canadian Women Studies, 34(1, 2), 15–19.
Vaughan-Lee, L. (2013). The call of the earth. In Spiritual ecology: The cry of the Earth (pp. 293–306). Point Reyes, CA: The Golden Sufi Center.
Williams, M. J., & Johnson, N. (1999). Minobimaatisiiwin—We are to care for Her. In M. Wyman (Ed.), Sweeping the earth (pp. 251–257). Charlottetown, PEI: Gynergy Books.

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Sanchez, C. L. (1993). Animal, vegetable, and mineral: The sacred connection. In C. J. Adams (Ed.), Ecofeminism and the sacred (pp. 207–228). New York, NY: Continuum.
McGregor, D. (2008). Anishnaabe-Kwe, traditional knowledge, and water protection. Canadian Woman Studies, 26(3–4), pp. 25–30.
Macy, J., & Young Brown, M. (1998). To choose life. In Coming back to life: Practices to reconnect our lives, our world (15–24). Gabriola Island, BC: New Society.
Macy, J., & Young Brown, M. (1998). The work that reconnects. In Coming back to life: Practices to reconnect our lives, our world (57–60). Gabriola Island, BC: New Society.
Starhawk. (1989). Feminist, Earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism. In J. Plant (Ed.), Healing the wounds: The promise of ecofeminism (pp. 174–185). Toronto, ON: Between the Lines.
Leah, R. J. (2011). Dancing for peace and healing: Spirituality in action. Canadian Woman Studies, 29(1–2), 72–76.
Pollack, R. (2003). The body alive. In The body of the goddess: Sacred wisdom in myth, landscape and culture (pp. 223–238). London, UK: Vega-Chrysalis Books.