Mother Russia: The Feminine Myth in Russian Culture by Hubbs, Joanna [Paperback]

Description: "Joanna Hubbs has found the trace of Baba Yaga and the rusalki andMoist Mother Earth and other fascinating feminine myths in Russian culture, and hasadded richly to the growing interest in popular culture." -- New York TimesBook Review ..". brave... fascinating... immenselyenjoyable... " -- Times Higher Education Supplement ..".a stimulating and original study... vivid and readable." -- RussianReview "An immensely stimulating, beautifully written work ofscholarship." -- Francine du Plessix Gray "Joanna Hubbshas provided scholars... with a wealth of significant interpretive material toinform if not reform views of both Russian and women's cultures." -- Journal ofAmerican Folklore A ground-breaking interpretation of Russianculture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a centralcultural force. Acknowledgments Introduction Russia as Mother Part One: Mothers Chapter One: The First Mothers Chapter Two: Reconstructing the Russian Great Goddess: Rusalki and Baba Yaga Chapter Three: Reconstructing the Russian Great Goddess: Mother Earth Chapter Four: The Coming of Christianity: Mary and Paraskeva-Piatnitsa Part Two: Mothers' Sons Chapter Five: Epic Heroes and Disobedient Sons Chapter Six: From Saintly Son to Autocratic Father: The Myth of the Ruler Chapter Seven: Pushkin and Other Champions from the Intelligentsia Conclusion: The Mother as Russia Notes Selected Bibliography Index Illustrations follow p. 123

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