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Baba Yaga's book of witchcraft : Slavic magic from the witch of the woods / Madame Pamita.

Summary:

"Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft is an excitingly original book looking at ancient Slavic magical practices through the point of view of the legendary Baba Yaga - not the villainess of fairytales, but the inscrutable woman of the woods, the wise and powerful elder-witch, and the true spirit of Mother Nature"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780738767895
ISBN: 0738767891
Physical Description: 320 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Woodbuy, Minnesota : Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Vyshyvanka : the magical stitches -- Motanka : the living poppet -- Domovyk : the spirit of the house -- Rozdorizhshya : the crossroads -- Lisovyk : the lord of the forest -- Rusalky : the spirits of the lake -- Zaklynannya : the magic words -- Khatynka i pokut' : the hut and the altar -- Vidma : the witch -- Yizha : the enchanted food -- Pich : the oven -- Vereteno : the spindle -- Krashanky i Pysanky : the decorated eggs -- Tkats'kyy verstat : the loom -- Volossya : the hair -- Stupa : the mortar and pestle -- Maty Zemlya : Mother Earth -- Laznya : the bathhouse -- Zhyva i mertva voda : the waters of life and death -- Kistky : the bones -- Kolo : the circle.