BECOMING BABA YAGA BY KRIS SPISAK

Explore the folklore of the trickster, villain, and rescuer known as Baba Yaga in a new light.

WithBecoming Baba Yaga, Kris Spisak presents a robust work of scholarship. Baba Yaga is a wily shapeshifter, nearly impossible to pin downbut Spisak miraculously transforms alongside her, ever keeping up.from the foreword by GennaRose Nethercott, bestselling author ofThistlefoot

When darkness, fear, and instability inundate our daily lives, folktale figures like Baba Yaga speak to the dichotomy of our existencethe hope and the horror, the magic and the mundane. At once an old hag and an enchantress, a demon and wish granter, a feminist and nothing more than a fairytale, Baba Yaga is an endlessly complex folktale character.

Becoming Baba Yagaprovides an in-depth look at the Baba Yaga mythos and history through Slavic folklore. Filled with historical and cultural context, analyses, and the stories themselves that add depth to the conversation. A comprehensive resource for anyone hoping to learn more about this ambiguous character and how her multifaceted presence still ripples through the present day,Becoming Baba Yagais as thoughtful as it is illuminating.

Spisak explores Baba Yagas connection to nature as an Earth goddess and as an herbalist. She also delves into the Shadow Self and Baba Yagas aspect as a trickster and places her in a modern context as not merely a witch of the woods but also as an archetype and force for finding your own path.Becoming Baba Yagashares how she is both a force for good as much as evil and a feminist before her time.

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