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9780800637996

The Living Spirit of the Crone: Turning Aging Inside Out

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  • ISBN13:

    9780800637996

  • ISBN10:

    0800637992

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-07-01
  • Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
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Summary

Sally Thomason's research and reflection on aging disclose the scientific and medical oversights and cultural biases that inform our attitudes toward aging. Based on the personal experiences and stories of dozens of women interviewed, Thomason proposes strong, new, holistic perspectives that can overcome our cultural misconceptions and animate personal, medical, and religious work by and with the aging.

Author Biography

Sally Palmer Thomason, Ph.D., is former Dean of the Meeman Center for Special Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee

Table of Contents

Preface vii
The Starting Point
1(27)
Stepping into Old Age
2(1)
Learning Aging
3(2)
Becoming Aware of Our Assumptions
5(3)
The Beginner's Mind
8(2)
Re-membering the Body, Mind, and Spirit
10(1)
Nora's Story
11(7)
An Individual Matter
18(1)
My Story
18(10)
Part One: Aging the Old Way
The Cultural Context
28(14)
The Demographic Revolution
28(8)
The Individual's Response
36(1)
Aging: A Developmental Stage?
37(5)
Beyond Patriarchy
42(19)
Confronting Patriarchy
45(5)
Etymologies
50(4)
Judy's Story
54(3)
Amanda's Story
57(3)
The Challenge of the Crone
60(1)
The Scientific Paradigm
61(22)
The Establishment of Medical Authority
65(5)
The Worried Well
70(2)
The Scientific Definition of Aging
72(5)
A Look at Aging from the Inside Out
77(1)
Suzy's Story
77(6)
Part Two: Aging the New Way
The Threshold
83(15)
Evolving Knowledge
85(7)
The Placebo Effect
92(1)
A New Era in Medicine
93(1)
A New View of Old Age
94(4)
Insights for Aging
98(22)
Gifts from Carl Jung
99(5)
Demeter and Persephone
104(4)
Connecting with the Unconscious
108(2)
Elder Tales
110(4)
Letting Go
114(4)
A Personal Reflection
118(2)
Aging from the Inside Out
120(11)
The New Meaning of Aging
120(3)
The New Story of Aging
123(4)
A New (and Very Old) Practice of Aging
127(4)
Notes 131(11)
Selected Bibliography 142(9)
Index 151

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