Mother Russia - The Feminine Myth in Russian Culture

" -Journal of American FolkloreA ground-breaking interpretation of Russian culture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a central cultural force.

List of contents

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

About the author

Joanna Hubbs

Summary

A ground-breaking interpretation of Russian culture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a central cultural force

Product details

• Authors: Joanna Hubbs
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.1993
• EAN: 9780253208422
• ISBN: 978-0-253-20842-2
• No. of pages: 302
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 154 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 482 g
• Illustrations: 32 b&w photos
• Series: Midland Book; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries