YamambaWomen, Magic, Wisdom: Explore a Japanese myth through the words and images of key scholars and artists. Alluring, nurturing, dangerous, and vulnerable, the yamamba, or Japanese mountain witch, has intrigued audiences for centuries. What is it about the fusion of mountains with the solitary old woman that produces such an enigmatic figure? And why does she still call to us in this modern, scientific era? Co editors Rebecca Copeland and Linda C. Ehrlich