"Witches" and wily women : saving Noka through Basque folklore and song/

A passionate and enlightened defense of noka, the second-person familiar pronoun for a female addressee in the Basque language ("Euskera"), this book provides unique insights into Basque culture, language and gender. These insights may otherwise be lost forever, as noka is disappearing fro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Echeverria, BegoƱa (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reno : Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, [2020].
Series:Basque politics series ; 16.
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Table of Contents:
  • What Is Noka and Why Should We Care?
  • The Devil Made Me Say It: Noka in Religious Texts
  • Who's Afraid of the Big Basque Witch? Noka in Basque Folklore
  • Don't Know Much about Her Story: Noka in Basque Song
  • Counter Noka Narratives
  • Noka as Synecdoche: Conclusions and Implications.