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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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Table of Contents:
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  • 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.