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Women Who Fly : GODDESSES, WITCHES, MYSTICS, AND OTHER AIRBORNE FEMALES / Serinity Young

By: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xiii, 358 pages illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780195307887
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 200.82
Summary: "Examines the motif of the flying woman as it appears in a wide variety of cultures and historical periods, in legends, myths, rituals, sacred narratives, and artistic productions ... Throughout, Young demonstrates that female power has always been inextricably linked with female sexuality and that the desire to control it is a pervasive theme in these stories"--Jack et flap.
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Book Perpustakaan Alor Setar RFIDTI American Corner LCK 200.82 YOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00739036

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Includes bibliographical references pages : 313-345

"Examines the motif of the flying woman as it appears in a wide variety of cultures and historical periods, in legends, myths, rituals, sacred narratives, and artistic productions ... Throughout, Young demonstrates that female power has always been inextricably linked with female sexuality and that the desire to control it is a pervasive theme in these stories"--Jack et flap.

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