Fierce Feminine Divinities of Eurasia and Latin America [electronic resource] : Baba Yaga, Kālī, Pombagira, and Santa Muerte /
Oleszkiewicz-Peralba, Małgorzata.author.
In this provocative book, Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines untamed feminine divinities from around the world. Although distant geographically, these divine figures are surprisingly similar-representing concepts of liminality, outsiderhood, and structural inferiority, embodied in the divine feminine. These strong, independent, unrestrained figures are connected to the periphery and to magical powers, including power over sexuality, transformation, and death. Oleszkiewicz-Peralba offers a study of the origin and worship of four feminine deities across cultures and continents: the Slavic Baba Yaga, the Hindu Kālī, the Brazilian Pombagira, and the Mexican Santa Muerte. Although these divinities have often been marginalized through dismissal, demonization, and dulcification, they continue to be extremely attractive, as they empower their devotees confronting them with the ultimate reality of transience and death. Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines how these sacred icons have been adapted and transformed across time and place.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction PART I: EURASIA 1. Baba Yaga, the Witch from Slavic Fairy Tales 2. Kālī, the Ultimate Fierce Feminine PART II: LATIN AMERICA 3. Pombagira, the Holy Streetwalker 4. Santa Muerte, Death the Protector Conclusion.
In this provocative book, Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines untamed feminine divinities from around the world. Although distant geographically, these divine figures are surprisingly similar-representing concepts of liminality, outsiderhood, and structural inferiority, embodied in the divine feminine. These strong, independent, unrestrained figures are connected to the periphery and to magical powers, including power over sexuality, transformation, and death. Oleszkiewicz-Peralba offers a study of the origin and worship of four feminine deities across cultures and continents: the Slavic Baba Yaga, the Hindu Kālī, the Brazilian Pombagira, and the Mexican Santa Muerte. Although these divinities have often been marginalized through dismissal, demonization, and dulcification, they continue to be extremely attractive, as they empower their devotees confronting them with the ultimate reality of transience and death. Oleszkiewicz-Peralba examines how these sacred icons have been adapted and transformed across time and place.
Baba Yaga (Legendary character)
Kālī (Hindu deity)
Culture—Study and teaching.
Ethnology.
Communication.
Ethnology—Europe.
Ethnology—Latin America.
Cultural studies.
Cultural Theory.
Cultural Anthropology.
Media Studies.
European Culture.
Latino Culture.
Cultural Studies.