Femmes qui courent avec les loups

Synopsis of Femmes qui courent avec les loups

«Femmes qui courent avec les loups» is the psychology essay by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (763 pages, in French).

Clarissa Pinkola Estés argues that socialization has tamed women's instinctive and creative force, confining them to rigid roles. Using myths and tales from various cultures interpreted through Jungian psychology, she proposes a 'psychoarchaeological excavation' of the female unconscious to recover the Wild Woman archetype.

Work originally published in English as Women Who Run With the Wolves in 1992; this French edition dates from 2001.

For readers interested in Jungian psychology, mythology, and self-knowledge.