{"product_id":"becoming-baba-yaga-trickster-feminist-and-witch-of-the-woods-9781642970517","title":"Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore the folklore of the trickster, villain, and rescuer known as Baba Yaga in a new light.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With \u003ci\u003eBecoming Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e, Kris Spisak presents a robust work of scholarship. Baba Yaga is a wily shapeshifter, nearly impossible to pin down--but Spisak miraculously transforms alongside her, ever keeping up.\" \u003cb\u003e--from the foreword by GennaRose Nethercott, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThistlefoot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Baba Yaga \u003c\/i\u003eprovides 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, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Baba Yaga \u003c\/i\u003eis as thoughtful as it is illuminating. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spisak explores Baba Yaga's connection to nature as an Earth goddess and as an herbalist. She also delves into the Shadow Self and Baba Yaga's 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. \u003ci\u003eBecoming Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e shares how she is both a force for good as much as evil and a feminist before her time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hampton Roads Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642970517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Kris Spisak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413655056565,"sku":"9781642970517","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ff1f178c-ad11-4e46-9b4a-fdff79996dfd.jpg?v=1720538147","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/becoming-baba-yaga-trickster-feminist-and-witch-of-the-woods-9781642970517","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}