ISBN:
9781137543547
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113754354X
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xiv, 188 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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23 cm
Ausgabe:
First edition
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
202/.114
Schlagwort(e):
Baba Yaga
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Kālī
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Santa Muerte
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Goddesses
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Goddess religion
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Pombagira (Afro-Brazilian deity)
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Santa Muerte (Mexican deity)
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Goddesses
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Goddess religion
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Baba Yaga (Legendary character)
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Kālī (Hindu deity)
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Pombagira (Afro-Brazilian deity)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
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Eurasien
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Lateinamerika
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Göttin
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Baba Jaga
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Kali Göttin
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Santa Muerte Fiktive Gestalt
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Das Schreckliche
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Göttin
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Kali Göttin
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Baba Jaga
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Pombagira Göttin
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Santa Muerte Fiktive Gestalt
Kurzfassung:
"Contrary to the image of peaceful, maternal divine figures such as the Virgin Mary, there exists a gamut of fierce female divinities. Although distant geographically, these divine figures are surprisingly similar-representing concepts of liminality, outsiderhood, and structural inferiority, embodied in the divine feminine. These strong, independent, unrestrained figures are commonly and full of magical powers, including power over sexuality, transformation, and death. Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba offers a study of the origin and worship of four feminine deities across cultures and continents: the Slavic Baba Yaga, the Hindu goddess Kālī, the Brazilian Pombagira, and the Mexican Santa Muerte. Responding to a growing interest in fierce feminine archetypes and syncretic religions, Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines how sacred icons have been adapted and transformed across time and place"--
Kurzfassung:
"Contrary to the image of peaceful, maternal divine figures such as the Virgin Mary, there exists a gamut of fierce female divinities. Although distant geographically, these divine figures are surprisingly similar-representing concepts of liminality, outsiderhood, and structural inferiority, embodied in the divine feminine. These strong, independent, unrestrained figures are commonly and full of magical powers, including power over sexuality, transformation, and death. Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba offers a study of the origin and worship of four feminine deities across cultures and continents: the Slavic Baba Yaga, the Hindu goddess Kālī, the Brazilian Pombagira, and the Mexican Santa Muerte. Responding to a growing interest in fierce feminine archetypes and syncretic religions, Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines how sacred icons have been adapted and transformed across time and place"--
Kurzfassung:
"This provocative book examines untamed feminine divinities that are powerful, fiercely independent, courageous, and wise. They traverse time and national boundaries, appearing under different names all over the world. Although they have often been domesticated, maligned, and marginalized, they continue to be extremely attractive, as they empower their devotees confronting them with the ultimate reality of impermanence and death"--
Kurzfassung:
"Contrary to the image of peaceful, maternal divine figures such as the Virgin Mary, there exists a gamut of fierce female divinities. Although distant geographically, these divine figures are surprisingly similar-representing concepts of liminality, outsiderhood, and structural inferiority, embodied in the divine feminine. These strong, independent, unrestrained figures are commonly and full of magical powers, including power over sexuality, transformation, and death. Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba offers a study of the origin and worship of four feminine deities across cultures and continents: the Slavic Baba Yaga, the Hindu goddess Kālī, the Brazilian Pombagira, and the Mexican Santa Muerte. Responding to a growing interest in fierce feminine archetypes and syncretic religions, Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines how sacred icons have been adapted and transformed across time and place"--
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Machine generated contents note:Introduction PART I: EURASIA 1. Baba Yaga, the Witch from Slavic Fairy Tales 2. Kālī, the Ultimate Fierce Feminine PART II: LATIN AMERICA 3. Pombagira, the Holy Streetwalker 4. Santa Muerte, Death the Protector Conclusion.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-173) and index
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Introduction
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Part I. Eurasia: 1. Baba Yaga, the Witch from Slavic Fairy Tales; 2. Kālī, the Ultimate Fierce Feminine
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Part II. Latin America: 3. Pombagira, the Holy Streetwalker; 4. Santa Muerte, Death the Protector
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Conclusion
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