Fierce Feminine Divinities of Eurasia and Latin America - Baba Yaga, Kali, Pombagira, and Santa Muerte (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

In this provocative book, Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines untamed feminine divinities from around the world. 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 connected to the periphery and to magical powers, including power over sexuality, transformation, and death. Oleszkiewicz-Peralba offers a study of the origin and worship of four feminine deities across cultures and continents: the Slavic Baba Yaga, the Hindu Kali, the Brazilian Pombagira, and the Mexican Santa Muerte. Although these divinities have often been marginalized through dismissal, demonization, and dulcification, they continue to be extremely attractive, as they empower their devotees confronting them with the ultimate reality of transience and death. Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines how these sacred icons have been adapted and transformed across time and place.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba
Dimensions:	222 x 144 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	188
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-54354-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-54354-X
Barcode:	9781137543547

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