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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Main Author: Young, Serinity (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Further subjects:B Women in literature
B Folklore
B Witches
B Women in art
B Women mystics
B Goddesses
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780195307887
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
ISBN:0190659718
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195307887.001.0001