Women's Rites of Passage: How to Embrace Change and Celebrate Life

by Abigail Brenner

Book Overview

Conscious Ritual grew out of Abigail Brenner's desire to answer some fundamental questions about the role of rites of passage in contemporary women's lives. Relying on a research study involving over 50 women, Brenner shows how women today understand the need to take responsibility for their lives and for directing their own paths, and are beginning to do so by creating their own very personal rites of passage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742547485
• ISBN13: 9780742547483
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent book

I found Women's Rites of Passage to be well written and interesting. The true life stories are varied and inspiring and written from the heart. It speakes to all women of any age range and there is something in it for every women to relate to. I gave one copy to a women who had a recent death in her family and she said that it was a great comfort to her.

Inspiring

Brilliantly inspiring....This book covers so many aspects of being a woman....our struggles....our pain....but most importantly our vast ability to handle whatever unfolds along the path of life. Thank you Abigail!

Women's need for meaning through ritual different then mens'

A facinating read. Really sheds some light on the importance of ritual in enriching womens' lives in this time of 'non-ritual' community living. A deep and interesting exploration by an excellent story teller. I recommend.

Soul stirring and enriching

From birth to death to giving birth to the older years, Women's Rites of Passage is a guide and an inspiration. Brenner has selected women who have shared their deepest concerns, conflicts and resolutions. Women's Rites of Passage should be on every reading list.

This book is a rite of passage in itself!

Find yourself in the pages of this inspiring and sensitive book; a book that encourages women to blossom. Agigail's sensitivity and insight fill many sentences with multi-layers of meaning. Thought provoking, personal, and beautiful, this book is a must read for women who want to understand themselves and others.It will leave you open and enriched.