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Slaying the Mermaid
Stephanie Golden
其他書名
Women and the Culture of Sacrifice
出版Three Rivers Press, 1999
主題Social Science / Women's Studies
ISBN06098043599780609804353
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hWvWAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Slaying the Mermaid addresses the great numbers of women of all ages who find themselves constantly disregarding their own well-being to put the needs of others first.
Drawing on the experiences of a diverse array of women, Stephanie Golden examines the dichotomy between selfhood and sacrifice, enabling women to become conscious of self-defeating behavior. Using the image of Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid, the ultimate ideal of the self-sacrificing woman, Golden offers a new paradigm: in order to run with the wolves, you must first slay the mermaid.
Slaying the Mermaid uncovers the mythic and archetypal roots of the need felt by women to sacrifice their personal potential for the good of others. This book will help women reclaim their energy, creativity, and identity, while rediscovering the original, empowering meaning of sacrifice as an expansive and self-fulfilling act.