{"product_id":"9781642970517","title":"Becoming Baba Yaga","description":"Author: Kris Spisak\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781642970517\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Red Wheel\/Weiser\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jan 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the folklore of the trickster, villain, and rescuer known as Baba Yaga in a new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e provides 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\u003e is as thoughtful as it is illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpisak 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;With \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Baba Yaga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\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.\u0026amp;#x27;- from the foreword by GennaRose Nethercott, bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThistlefoot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845887213726,"sku":"ADS-9781642970517","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781642970517.jpg?v=1781224060","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781642970517","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}