The Other Within
The Genius of Deformity in Myth, Culture, and Psyche
Daniel Deardorff knows otherness firsthand. This highly regarded singer” in the old sense of that word—musician, storyteller, maker of ritual—had polio as an infant and has used a wheelchair most of his life, giving him a lived perspective that deeply informs his views on this subject. In The Other Within, Deardorff starts with a radical notion: to disclose the blessings of outsiderhood, the many gifts and insights contributed to culture by the marginalized and outcast. Unlike studies that stress the plight of the outsider, this one asserts that to be cast down and out of the consensus-worldview affords a difficult yet significant opportunity…
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Weitere Autoren: Bly, Robert
- ISBN: 978-1-55643-760-1
- EAN: 9781556437601
- Produktnummer: 4008652
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Über den Autor
Daniel Deardorff is a composer, producer, and performer who has toured with the band Seals and Crofts. An independent scholar who has become a prominent figure in the mythopoesis movement, he lives in Port Townsend, WA. Robert Bly is one of America's preeminent poets. He lives in Minneapolis, MN.
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