{"product_id":"oglala-women-myth-ritual-and-reality-paperback","title":"Oglala Women: Myth, Ritual, and Reality - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarla N. Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on interviews and life histories collected over more than twenty-five years of study on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, Marla N. Powers conveys what it means to be an Oglala woman. Despite the myth of the Euramerican that sees Oglala women as inferior to men, and the Lakota myth that seems them as superior, in reality, Powers argues, the roles of male and female emerge as complementary. In fact, she claims, Oglala women have been better able to adapt to the dominant white culture and provide much of the stability and continuity of modern tribal life. This rich ethnographic portrait considers the complete context of Oglala life-religion, economics, medicine, politics, old age-and is enhanced by numerous modern and historical photographs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"It is a happy event when a fine scholarly work is rendered accessible to the general reader, especially so when none of the complexity of the subject matter is sacrificed. \u003ci\u003eOglala Women\u003c\/i\u003e is a long overdue revisionary ethnography of Native American culture.\"-Penny Skillman, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Marla N. Powers's fine study introduced me to Oglala women 'portrayed from the perspectives of \u003ci\u003eIndians\u003c\/i\u003e, ' to women who did not pity themselves and want no pity from others. . . . A brave, thorough, and stimulating book.\"-Melody Graulich, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Powers's new book is an intricate weaving . . . and her synthesis brings all of these pieces into a well-integrated and insightful whole, one which sheds new light on the importance of women and how they have adapted to the circumstances of the last century.\"-Elizabeth S. Grobsmith, \u003ci\u003eNebraska History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on interviews and life histories collected over more than twenty-five years of study on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, Marla N. Powers conveys what it means to be an Oglala woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarla N. Powers\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of anthropology at Seton Hall University. She is also a visiting research associate of the Institute for Research on Women and an associate member of the graduate faculty in anthropology at Rutgers University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.46 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454596595890,"sku":"9780226677491","price":61.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/10aefb103c132927d417ae1f902355e4_9836740a-d6a1-4be3-94e0-51e8e39e638c.webp?v=1778855368","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/oglala-women-myth-ritual-and-reality-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}