Coven of the Wildewood

Danielle Lloyd

doi:10.25907/00418

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Coven of the Wildewood

Danielle Lloyd

University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Master of Creative Arts, University of the Sunshine Coast

2016

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https://doi.org/10.25907/00418

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Abstract

cultural transformation theory

shamanic poetry

cosmogonic mythology

shamanism

The Anima Mundi

'We' narration

prosopopoeia

ecofeminism

qualitative research

ethnopoetics

literary fantasy

The World Tree

symbolism

creative writing

Coven of the Wildewood and the accompanying exegesis implement Riane Eisler's Cultural Transformation Theory, a conceptual framework that argues for a return to a partnership model of society. The predominant use of Eisler's theory is in the construction of shamanic poetry that mirrors the 'golden age and paradise lost' found in cosmogonic mythology, which cycles in a partnership of unity. Shamanism itself constitutes this theme through the vision quests of the shaman, which enact the primordial unity of nature's paradox. These themes are explored in the literature review through the poets Taliesin, Arthur Rimbaud, and Gary Snyder in relation to narrative style and structure.

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Title: Coven of the Wildewood
Authors: Danielle Lloyd
Contributors: Paul A Williams (Supervisor)
Awarding institution: University of the Sunshine Coast
Degree awarded: Master of Creative Arts
Publisher: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
DOI: 10.25907/00418
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449502302621
Output Type: Thesis

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