Women who fly: goddesses, witches, mystics, and other airborne females
Flying women are a common motif in the world's myths and religions. Not necessarily winged, these women elicit reactions of fear, fascination, and ambivalence, and in so doing reveal much about the perceptions of female power and sexuality through the ages. This work systematically chronicles t...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2017
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In: | Year: 2017 |
Further subjects: | B
Women in literature
B Folklore B Witches B Women in art B Women mystics B Goddesses |
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Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
Parallel Edition: | Print version: 9780195307887 |
Summary: | Flying women are a common motif in the world's myths and religions. Not necessarily winged, these women elicit reactions of fear, fascination, and ambivalence, and in so doing reveal much about the perceptions of female power and sexuality through the ages. This work systematically chronicles the figure of the flying woman in myth, literature, and art |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
ISBN: | 0190659718 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195307887.001.0001 |