An exploration of the relationship among appearance, identity, and power shows how myths of beauty can be liberating rather than confining, developing insights that can connect women to the archetype of the all-powerful triple Goddess. 25,000 first printing. Tour.
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From Publishers Weekly
This examination of the concepts of female beauty and ugliness draws heavily on the myths and folktales of many countries to illustrate women's cross-cultural concern with their outward appearance. Halprin, a filmmaker and therapist, makes the unoriginal point that patriarchal Western society's demands that women look a certain way can be an obstacle to spiritual and psychological development. Her solution is for women not to ignore their appearance but to analyze their personal experiences with beauty and ugliness. To this end, Halprin provides exercises involving meditation and other activities. She also describes her own exploration of beauty and ugliness, which, she says, led to increased creativity. An interesting rumination on appearance and self-help laced with Eastern spiritualism and philosophy.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Having realized "what a huge and complex issue appearance is for woman of all cultures, all ages, and all ethnicities," Halprin, a former professor and filmmaker who is now a therapist, looks within and urges other women to do likewise. Drawing on personal insight and her background in literary and feminist scholarship, she employs myths, fairy tales, multicultural stories, and conversations with contemporaries to explore cultural perceptions of beauty and ugliness. At issue is the need to understand the powerful role that appearance plays in shaping one's identity. Halprin claims that women can creatively play with society's stereotypes of beauty and ugliness and learn to transcend them through introspection and self-analysis. This eclectic work is a mixture of feminist research, storytelling, mid-life catharsis, and self-help. Recommended for general and academic libraries with collections in women's issues and popular culture.
Carol A. McAllister, Coll. of William and Mary Lib., Williamsburg, Va.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Carol A. McAllister, Coll. of William and Mary Lib., Williamsburg, Va.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is a great book!,
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This review is from: Look at My Ugly Face!: Myths Musings Beauty Other Perilous Obsessions w/ Women's Appearance (Paperback)
I was very impressed with Halprin's ability to weave her own story into this profound treatise on the effects of physical appearance on our relationships and spiritual life. Her writing is personal, sincere and extremely fluid. As a man, it was a strong reminder of how I, too, have been swept up by the culture's obsession with looks. It will wake you up without knocking you down. Great!
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A nourishing feast of information!,
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This review is from: Look at My Ugly Face!: Myths Musings Beauty Other Perilous Obsessions w/ Women's Appearance (Paperback)
Look at My Ugly Face dives deep into the wreckage of our obsession with appearance and comes up with pearls of magic and wisdom. Reading it, I was struck by the degree to which my attitudes towards beauty and ugliness were determined by culture and by my dreams and fantasies. Halprin has provided some useful tools for recognizing when we are stuck in one role or the other--and for living each role whole-heartedly. I found the fairy tales and personal stories she used to illustrate the
roles deeply compelling.A nourishing feast of information!
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Halprin unmasks meaning in how we see our fleshly selves.,
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This review is from: Look at My Ugly Face!: Myths Musings Beauty Other Perilous Obsessions w/ Women's Appearance (Paperback)
Look At My Ugly Face stares straight into the mirror reflecting the meaning of appearance. Halprin took me along on her personal journey of identity as an individual and as a representative of the collective of women over millenia. Personal and poignant stories from her own life as well as others, fairy tales, philosophy, psychology, art, medicine, history....Halprin travels through many realms to come to an understanding of the arc of a woman's life: in spirit, in love, in flesh. I gained new insights from my travels with her.
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