Title:
Becoming Baba Yaga : trickster, feminist, and witch of the woods
Author:
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
Newburyport, MA : Hampton Roads Publishing, 2024.
Physical Description:
xiii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781642970517
Abstract:
"When darkness, fear, and instability inundate our daily lives, folktale figures like Baba Yaga speak to the dichotomy of our existence-the hope and the horror, the magic and the mundane. This book provides an in-depth look at the Baba Yaga mythos and history through Slavic folklore and is a comprehensive resource for anyone hoping to learn more about this ambiguous character"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
"The Horsemen of Red, White & Black" -- Chapter 1: Clues to Explore -- "The Birth of Baba Yaga" -- Chapter 2: Spit of the Devil -- "Yvashka with the Bear's Ear" -- Chapter 3: A Sight Terrible to Behold -- "Baba Yaga's Black Geese" -- Chapter 4: An Heir of Goddesses -- "Baba Yaga & the Hedgehog's Flower" -- Chapter 5: Mistress of the Forest, Its Language & Its Creatures -- "By Command of Baba Yaga" -- Chapter 6: Transformations -- "Vasilisa the Beautiful" (Part One) -- Chapter 7: A Mentor Like No Other -- "Vasilisa the Beautiful" (Part Two) -- Chapter 8: A Donor for the Deserving -- "Baba Yaga & the Kindhearted Girl" -- Chapter 9: Domestic Precision in a Chicken-Legged Hut -- "The Pursuit of the Firebird" -- Chapter 10: Rebellions & Unlikely Inspirations -- "Ivan & the Maiden Tsar" -- Chapter 11: On Faith, Paganism & Endurance -- "Nony & the Boy of Sticks" -- Chapter 12: Baba Yaga, Darkness & the Shadow Self -- "Maria Morevna" -- Chapter 13: Feminist, Mother, Crone -- "Bába Yagá & Zamorýshek" -- Chapter 14: Horror & Escapism -- "The Brave Youth" -- Chapter 15: The Contemporary Lure of Baba Yaga.
Personal Subject:
Language:
English
