| Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World Contributor(s): Hogan, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393322475 ISBN-13: 9780393322477 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: Award-winning Chickasaw poet and novelist Linda Hogan explores her lifelong love of the living world and all its inhabitants. "We want to live as if there is no other place," Hogan tells us, "as if we will always be here. We want to live with devotion to the world of waters and the universe of life." In offering praise to sky, earth, water, and animals, she calls us to witness how each living thing is alive I n a conscious world with its own integrity, grace, and dignity. In "Dwellings," Hogan takes us on a spiritual quest borne out of the deep past and offers a more hopefuyl future as she seeks new visions and lights ancient fires. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays |
| Dewey: 113 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.6" W x 8.18" (0.33 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
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| Publisher Description: We want to live as if there is no other place, Hogan tells us, as if we will always be here. We want to live with devotion to the world of waters and the universe of life. In offering praise to sky, earth, water, and animals, she calls us to witness how each living thing is alive in a conscious world with its own integrity, grace, and dignity. In Dwellings, Hogan takes us on a spiritual quest borne out of the deep past and offers a more hopeful future as she seeks new visions and lights ancient fires. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hogan, Linda: - Linda Hogan was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Mean Spirit. Her other honors include an American Book Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She lives in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. |