Mythology and Symbolism of Eurasia and Indigenous Americas

Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba is Professor of Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her publications include Fierce Feminine Divinities of Eurasia and Latin America: Baba Yaga, Kali, Pombagira, and Santa Muerte (2015), The Black Madonna in Latin America and Europe: Tradition and Transformation (2007), and Teatro popular peruano: del precolombino al siglo XX (1995).

• List of IllustrationsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: WorldviewChapter 1. Cervids and Their AssociationsChapter 2. Goddess Civilizations and Their SymbolsChapter 3. Image of the UniverseChapter 4. Weaving and Embroidery: A Semblance of the CosmosConclusionBibliographyIndex

“This is one of those rare scholarly books where the author’s personal engagement ... takes us to the heart of the subject with ease and joy. Dr. Oleszkiewicz-Peralba is a scrupulous researcher with nuanced understanding of the subject … She connects extremely diverse cultures across time and space through mythology, rituals, women’s clothing, and sacred art.” • Neela Bhattacharya Saxena, Nassau Community College“The breadth of the author’s knowledge is impressive and her ability to find commonalities and analogies is amazingly insightful, all rigorously argued and documented. Her erudition is stunning. This book is an excellent contribution to transdisciplinary studies, by bringing together anthropology, women and gender studies, cross-cultural analysis, spirituality and religion, and aesthetics.” • Alan West-Durán, Northeastern University