Fierce feminine divinities of Eurasia and Latin America : Baba Yaga, Kālī, Pombagira, and Santa Muerte /

"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, em...

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Main Author:	Oleszkiewicz-Peralba, Małgorzata, 1954- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Goddesses. Goddess religion. Baba Yaga > (Legendary character) Kālī > (Hindu deity) Pombagira > (Afro-Brazilian deity) Santa Muerte > (Mexican deity) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.