Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft: Slavic Magic from the Witch of the Woods

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Ein unterhaltsamer Roman mit immer neuen Wendungen, interessanten Personen und, obwohl von einem Mann geschrieben, meines Erachtens einer feministischen Weltsicht. I'm giving up on page 207 of 383 because unless I've had 3x as much caffeine as I normally do, I can't keep my eyes open for more than ten pages at a time while reading this book. Mussorgsky's 1874 suite Pictures at an Exhibition has a movement titled "The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga)".

I recommend this book to everyone, especially those who want to learn more about the old ways and my favorite witch, Baba Yaga.Cunning, clever, helpful as much as a hindrance, she could indeed be the most feminist character in folklore. Zoya has just left her married lover–left him impaled on an iron fence, in fact–a crime that has captured the attention of French Police Inspector Vidot. There are some wonderful tales collected together here in honour of this most formidable of witches, and fascinating words of introduction by the translator of the tales Sibelan Forrester and folklorist Jack Zipes. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

Explore magical activities alongside authentic folktales about the birth of the sun and the land of the blessed ones.

I'm not going to lunge into comparisons here; and anyway the witches in the book were done with gusto and credibility (if one may say so about witches). The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I usually cannot stand violence in books but Barlow portrays various battles and outcomes without lingering heaviness, a skill that I appreciate. Izzy's contribution, The Story of a House, explores one of the unique facets of the Baba Yaga myth – her ramshackle cottage that walks on chicken legs, recounting its creation and construction. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. To perpetuate that you could be sick or unlucky because someone looked at you wrong or with jealousy is just plain dangerous and wrong.Learn about the magic of the sun, moon, and stars, as well as the magic of weather, animals, seasons, stones, food, beeswax, and more.