Becoming Baba Yaga : trickster, feminist, and witch of the woods

Becoming Baba Yaga Trickster, feminist, and witch of the woods

Kris Spisak

Book - 2024

"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"--

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2nd Floor New Shelf 398.20947/Spisak (NEW SHELF) Due Nov 22, 2024
Subjects
Baba Yaga > (Legendary character)
Shapeshifting.
Folklore > Slavic countries.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft (see also RELIGION / Wicca)
RELIGION / Wicca (see also BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft)
Published
Newburyport, MA : Hampton Roads Publishing 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
Kris Spisak (author)
Other Authors
Davezilla (illustrator), GennaRose Nethercott (writer of foreword)
Physical Description
xiii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204).
ISBN
9781642970517
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • "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 Hedgehogs 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
  • Author's Note
  • Selected Bibliography

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