Women who fly : goddesses, witches, mystics, and other airborne females / Serinity Young.

9780190659714 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

N7630

704.9424

Flying women are a common motif in the world's myths and religions. Not necessarily winged, these women elicit reactions of fear, fascination, and ambivalence, and in so doing reveal much about the perceptions of female power and sexuality through the ages. This work systematically chronicles the figure of the flying woman in myth, literature, and art.

Flying women are a common motif in the world's myths and religions. Not necessarily winged, these women elicit reactions of fear, fascination, and ambivalence, and in so doing reveal much about the perceptions of female power and sexuality through the ages. This work systematically chronicles the figure of the flying woman in myth, literature, and art.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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