An edition of Women who fly
(2018)
Women who fly
goddesses, witches, mystics, and other airborne females
by Serinity Young
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"Examines the motif of the flying woman as it appears in a wide variety of cultures and historical periods, in legends, myths, rituals, sacred narratives, and artistic productions. ... Throughout, Young demonstrates that female power has always been inextricably linked with female sexuality and that the desire to control it is a pervasive theme in these stories."--Jacket flap.
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Women who fly: goddesses, witches, mystics, and other airborne females
2018
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Table of Contents
Earth, sky, women, and immortality
Winged goddesses of sexuality, death, and immortality
The fall of the Valkyries
Swan maidens: captivity and sexuality
Angels and fairies: male flight and contrary females
Apsarās: enabling male immortality, part 1
Yoginīs and dākinīs: enabling male immortality, part 2
Witches and succubi: male sexual fantasies
Women shamans: fluctuations in female spiritual power
Flying mystics, or the exceptional woman, part I
Flying mystics, or the exceptional woman, part II
The aviatrix: nationalism, women, and heroism.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-345) and index.
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