Women who fly : goddesses, witches, mystics, and other airborne females /
"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...
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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
- 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 ḍākinīs: 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
- 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
- Introduction : Female flight ; Heroines, freedom, and captivity ; Transcendence and immanence ; Shape-shifting
- Earth, sky, women, and immortality : Earth, sky, and birds ; Magical flight, ascension, and assumption ; Dreams, women, and flying ; Humans, divinities, and birds : Apotheosis; Birds; Bird goddesses
- Part I. Supernatural women : Winged goddesses of sexuality, death, and immortality : Isis ; Women, death, sexuality, and immortality ; The ancient Near East ; Ancient Greece : Athena and the monstrous-feminine; Aphrodite; Nike
- The fall of the Valkyries : Brunhilde in the Volsungs saga ; Images and meanings ; Brunhilde in the Nibelungenlied ; Wagner's Brunhilde
- Swan maidens: captivity and sexuality : Urvaśī ; Images and meanings ; Northern European tales : Tchaikovsky's Swan lake ; Asian swan maidens : Feather robes and dance ; Two Middle Eastern tales : Hasan of Basra; Janshah
- Angels and fairies: male flight and contrary females : Angels and demons ; Fairies : Morgan le Fay; Fairy brides; Asian fairies
- Apsarās: enabling male immortality, part 1 : In Hinduism : Relations with heroes; Seducing ascetics; Kings, Devadāsīs, and fertility ; In Buddhism : Seductresses; The Saundarānanda
- Yoginīs and ḍākinīs: enabling male immortality, part 2 : Tantra ; Yoginīs : Yoginī temples; Practices and stories; Sexual yoga; Taming ; Ḍākinīs : Subduing; Tibetan practitioners
- Part II. Human women : Witches and succubi: male sexual fantasies : Medea ; Ancient witches and sexuality : Circe; The witch of Endor ; Succubi and Incubi ; Witches in Christian Europe : The Witches' sabbath; Women and the demonic; Flying
- Women shamans: fluctuations in female spiritual power : The Nišan shaman ; Becoming a shaman ; Magical flight, ritual dress, and spirit animals ; Gender ; Transvestism and sex change ; Sexuality
- Flying mystics, or the exceptional woman, part I : St. Christian the astonishing ; Flight and sanctity : St. Irene of Chrysobalanton; St. Elisabeth of Schönau ; Female and male mystics : Hadewijch of Brabant
- Flying mystics, or the exceptional woman, part II : Islam : Rābi'ah al-'Adawiyya; Other aerial Ṣūfī women ; Daoism : Sun Bu'er; Daoist beliefs and practices ; Buddhism : Human ḍākinīs; Machig Lapdron and Chod practice
- The aviatrix: nationalism, women, and heroism : Wonder Woman ; Amelia Earhart : Death and the heroine ; Hanna Reitsch ; Women, heroism, and militarism
- Conclusion : The exceptional woman ; Women and war
- 1 Earth, Sky, Women, and Immortality 11
- Earth, Sky, and Birds 11
- Magical Flight, Ascension, and Assumption 15
- Dreams, Women, and Flying 17
- Humans, Divinities, and Birds 20
- Apotheosis 20
- Birds 22
- Bird Goddesses 24
- Part I Supernatural Women
- 2 Winged Goddesses of Sexuality, Death, and Immortality 29
- Isis 29
- Women, Death, Sexuality, and Immortality 32
- The Ancient Near East 36
- Ancient Greece 41
- Athena and the Monstrous-Feminine 42
- Aphrodite 49
- Nike 50
- 3 The Fall of the Valkyries 53
- Brunhilde in the Volsungs Saga 54
- Images and Meanings 59
- Brunhilde in the Nibelungenlied 64
- Wagner's Brunhilde 68
- 4 Swan Maidens: Captivity and Sexuality 73
- Urvasi 73
- Images and Meanings 75
- Northern European Tales 79
- Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake 81
- Asian Swan Maidens 83
- Feather Robes and Dance 85
- Two Middle Eastern Tales 87
- Hasan of Basra 87
- Janshah 89
- 5 Angels and Fairies: Male Flight and Contrary Females 95
- Angels and Demons 96
- Fairies 104
- Morgan le Fay 105
- Fairy Brides 110
- Asian Fairies 112
- 6 Apsaras: Enabling Male Immortality, Part 1 117
- In Hinduism 118
- Relations with Heroes 119
- Seducing Ascetics 121
- Kings, Devadasis, and Fertility 125
- In Buddhism 127
- Seductresses 128
- The Saundarananda 131
- 7 Yoginis and Dakinis: Enabling Male Immortality, Part 2 133
- Tantra 133
- Yoginis 134
- Yogini Temples 135
- Practices and Stories 138
- Sexual Yoga 139
- Taming 142
- Dakinis 143
- Subduing 144
- Tibetan Practitioners 147
- Part II Human Women
- 8 Witches and Succubi: Male Sexual Fantasies 153
- Medea 154
- Ancient Witches and Sexuality 155
- Circe 155
- The Witch of Endor 157
- Succubi and Incubi 158
- Witches in Christian Europe 160
- The Witches' Sabbath 162
- Women and the Demonic 162
- Flying 166
- 9 Women Shamans: Fluctuations in Female Spiritual Power 172
- The Nišan Shaman 173
- Becoming a Shaman 178
- Magical Flight, Ritual Dress, and Spirit Animals 179
- Gender 182
- Transvestism and Sex Change 184
- Sexuality 186
- 10 Flying Mystics, or the Exceptional Woman, Part I 189
- St. Christina the Astonishing 190
- Flight and Sanctity 193
- St. Irene of Chrysobalanton 194
- St. Elisabeth of Schönau 196
- Female and Male Mystics 201
- Hadewijch of Brabant 205
- 11 Flying Mystics, or the Exceptional Woman, Part II 208
- Islam 208
- Rabi'ah al-'Adawiyya 209
- Other Aerial Sufi Women 211
- Daoism 213
- Sun Bu'er 214
- Daoist Beliefs and Practices 216
- Buddhism 222
- Human Dakinis 223
- Machig Lapdron and Chod Practice 226
- 12 The Aviatrix: Nationalism, Women, and Heroism 228
- Wonder Woman 228
- Amelia Earhart 233
- Death and the Heroine 235
- Hanna Reitsch 237
- Women, Heroism, and Militarism 243
- Conclusion 249
- The Exceptional Woman 251
- Women and War 253