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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2017
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| Dans: | Année: 2017 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Women in literature
B Folklore B Witches B Women in art B Women mystics B Goddesses |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Édition parallèle: | Print version: 9780195307887 |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 0190659718 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195307887.001.0001 |