Women Who Fly: Goddesses, Witches, Mystics, and other Airborne Females
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195307887 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 392 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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In Women Who Fly, Serinity Young examines the motif of the flying woman as it appears in a wide variety of cultures and historical periods, expressed in legends, myths, rituals, sacred narratives, and artistic productions. She introduces a wide range of such figures, including supernatural women like the Valkyries of Norse legend, who transport men to immortality; winged deities like the Greek goddesses Iris and Nike; figures of terror like the Furies, witches, and succubi, airborne Christian mystics, and wayward women like Lilith and Morgan le Fay. Centuries earlier the theme is se
Serinity Young is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at New York's American Museum of Natural History. She is also Adjunct Assistant Professor of Classical, Middle Eastern, and Asian Languages and Cultures at Queens College.
I can't think of anything to add or change in any major way." --Wendy Doniger, History of Religion, University of Chicago "Ranging widely through myth, religion, and iconography, this story of 'sky-going females' highlights supernatural and human women who chafed at being bound by earthly constraints. I do think the book sounds like it is well worth publishing and it ought to appeal to feminists and folklorists alike." --Alan Dundes, Anthropology and Folklore, University of California, Berkeley "The book is the only one I know on this theme, and it is a marvelous idea: flying women. "Serinity Young is a well-trained scholar with a strong interest in feminist takes on folklore and literature. I appreciate the ambitious nature of the project, covering as