Eruptions of Inanna : justice, gender, and erotic power / Judy Grahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grahn, Judy, 1940- author.

Series:

Sinister wisdom ; 121.

Sapphic classics

[Sinister wisdom] ; 121

Sapphic classic

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inanna (Sumerian deity).

Inanna.

Mythology, Sumerian.

Sumerian poetry--History and criticism.

Sumerian poetry.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

211 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nightboat Books ; Dover, FL : Sinister Wisdom, Inc., [2021]

Summary:

Path-breaking lesbian poet & scholar Judy Grahn returns to the stories of Inanna the Mesopotamian goddess of erotic love and justice to reimagine the contemporary world. -- In her trademark lusciously erotic writing, Judy Grahn illuminates eight dramatic stories exploring the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna's power and relevance for contemporary queer feminist audiences. Psychologically rich, morally and ethically exhilarating, passionate and full of life, these stories reimagine central western myths, including the book of Job and Gilgamesh with women and queer people as central actors. In every sentence, Grahn proves how revisiting origin stories is a vital world-making activity.

Contents:

Inanna, goddess of justice

Gilgamesh, the rebel who turned against Inanna

O my wild, ecstatic cow!

The woman who would be Job

Inanna's continuing eruptions.

Notes:

"A Sapphic Classic from Nightboat Books & Sinister Wisdom".

Series statement for Sinister wisdom supplied from note to subscribers received with some issues.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.

ISBN:

9781643620763

1643620762

OCLC:

1196240533