[PDF.45ow] The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece

The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece

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 | #1371124 in Books |  2011-02-15 |  2011-02-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.50 x.66 x5.50l,.86 | File type: PDF | 278 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A window into the mysteries of a Priestess|By Rev. Donna M. Swindells|This book is an eye-opener! Having studied some of Greek mythology & the Priestesses who served in the temples, I haven't come across this subject matter. Before the Catholic/Christian belief in a "Virgin birth" it was possible for devoted Greek Priestesses to conceive a child, without the sexual union of a M| ||'This book is bold, creative, and courageous, and makes a considerable contribution to feminist re-readings and reinterpretations of religious and mythological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world.' - Marvin Meyer, Griset Professor of Bible and Christian St

Greek religion is filled with strange sexual artifacts - stories of mortal women's couplings with gods; rituals like the basilinna's "marriage" to Dionysus; beliefs in the impregnating power of snakes and deities; the unusual birth stories of Pythagoras, Plato, and Alexander; and more. In this provocative study, Marguerite Rigoglioso suggests such details are remnants of an early Greek cult of divine birth, not unlike that of Egypt. Scouring myth, legend, and history fro...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece   |  M. Rigoglioso. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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