May It Be Beautiful All Around (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Paula Marie Francis
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Short story
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Native Americans or American Indians, Sisters, Rites or ceremonies
“May It Be Beautiful All Around,” in Grandmothers of the Light, is one of eight stories in which Allen demonstrates the role of ritual magic in the interplay between humans and supernaturals. Allen has stated that “the essential nature of the cosmos is female intelligences,” and she has created the word “cosmogyny” to represent this enduring and transformative gynocentric cosmos.
Navajo chantways are intricate healing ceremonies based upon the knowledge that reintegration with the inviolate inner forces of the land and the natural elements restores a diseased...
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