Fierce feminine divinities of Eurasia and Latin America: Baba Yaga, Kālī, Pombagira, and Santa Muerte
"Contrary to the image of peaceful, maternal divine figures such as the Virgin Mary, there exists a gamut of fierce female divinities. Although distant geographically, these divine figures are surprisingly similar-representing concepts of liminality, outsiderhood, and structural inferiority, em...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Palgrave Macmillan
September 2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Eurasia
/ Latin America
/ Goddess
/ Baba Jaga
/ Kali Goddess
/ Santa Muerte
B The Terrible / Goddess B Kali Goddess B Baba Jaga / Pombagira, Goddess / Santa Muerte |
| Further subjects: | B
Santa Muerte (Mexican deity)
B Gender Studies / SOCIAL SCIENCE B Kālī (Hindu deity) B Goddess religion B Pombagira (Afro-Brazilian deity) B Baba Yaga (Legendary character) B Santa Muerte B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Generals / Ethnic Studies B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural B Goddesses |
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