"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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| Language: | English |
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Reno :
Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada,
[2020].
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| 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.