{"product_id":"becoming-baba-yaga-trickster-feminist-witch-of-the-woods","title":"Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, \u0026 Witch of the Woods","description":"\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"\u003e“\u003cem data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"em\"\u003eWith Becoming Baba Yaga, 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.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003e—from the foreword by bestselling author of Thistlefoot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\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\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"\u003eHere is an in-depth look at her 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 how her multifaceted presence still ripples through the present day, it is as thoughtful as it is illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel\/Weiser LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48332979699897,"sku":"9781642970517","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/1715\/2441\/files\/becomingbabayaga.webp?v=1784930820","url":"https:\/\/www.writual-collective.com\/products\/becoming-baba-yaga-trickster-feminist-witch-of-the-woods","provider":"Writual Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}