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The ancient Persian water goddess, fertility goddess, and patroness of women, as well as a goddess of war. Her name means "the immaculate one". She is...
... The assumption of ancient sacred prostitution has been seriously questioned in Classical, Biblical and Near Eastern studies. Is anyone on this list ...
MillerJimE@...
Aug 16, 2003 6:42 pm
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There is a chronic shortage of texts with any evidence for the existence of cultic prostitution, but a considerable number of ancient accusations that distant...
Harriet Imrey
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Aug 16, 2003 7:45 pm
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... Shortage, yes. Absence, no. From what I know of Mesopotamian sources (not my main field) the sources are scattered over a considerable stretch of time....
MillerJimE@...
Aug 17, 2003 4:13 am
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For data on this point (e.g. putative sacred prostitution) see the soon to be published book by Yee, Poor Banished Children of Eve: the symbol of woman as ...
chrisathena@...
Aug 17, 2003 4:41 pm
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On the matter of Genesis 38 where Judah thinks he is having sex with a prostitute (zonah) she is not a prostitute but his widowed daughter-in-law, Tamar, who...
chrisathena@...
Aug 17, 2003 5:21 pm
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The proverb you cited includes three classes of women with whom marriage is ill-advised: the professional prostitute (harimtum), the woman devoted to a goddess...
Harriet Imrey
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Aug 17, 2003 6:28 pm
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It is not at all clear that zonah and qadesha are synonymns here. There is ample reason to conclude just the opposite, i.e. zonah and qadesha are strikingly...
MillerJimE@...
Aug 18, 2003 12:26 am
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Dear Jim, Thanks for your reply. Yes, as I said, Judah did take her for a prostitute. That's what he thought she was. But it is begging the question to...
chrisathena@...
Aug 18, 2003 4:58 am
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... I still am certain by the way the story is written that the author wanted us to think what Judah would call a zonah Hiram would call a qadeshah. Why, after...
MillerJimE@...
Aug 18, 2003 12:59 pm
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See M. Arnaaud, "La Prostitution sacre'e en Me'sopotamie, un mythe Historiographique?" RHR 183 (1973) pp 111-115. Chris Franke chrisathena@... [Non-text...
chrisathena@...
Aug 18, 2003 3:48 pm
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... Sorry to be so ignorant, but what is RHR? I also was hoping to read some discussion on this list. A lot has been published since 1973, such as Gwendolyn...
MillerJimE@...
Aug 18, 2003 11:00 pm
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Revue de l'histoire des religions. Yee's book discusses the very question which was raised on the list, and she has an extensive bibliography as well. It will...
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Aug 18, 2003 11:18 pm
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I remember reading or hearding somewhere that it was customary not to mention women by name (or at least by their...
Hi there, It's a long time I am subscribed to this newsgroup, and have only been reading. If I decided now to write a message to the group is due to an...
The Suda On Line, the collaborative, distributed web-based project to translate and annotate the entire text of the Suda lexicon, wishes you a happy...
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MARGO TYTUS VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM The University of Cincinnati Classics Department is pleased to announce the Margo Tytus Visiting...
Getzel Cohen
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Sep 25, 2003 3:14 pm
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Getzel: The earlier we talk on Tuesday the better (I'llbe here by 9) because two people are coming in to see us that day, one at noon and anotahe at 1, both...
Barbara Lesko
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Sep 25, 2003 3:51 pm
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Dear Jalil, This is very interesting. I am currently writting a book about Mithra and in it there is a chapter about Anahita, could I inlcude your story? its a...
Dear Nabarz, You are most welcomed. Please use and quote it as you like it. There is, however, a point I should draw your attention to. I wrote that the...
Dear Jalil, Many thanks for the quote. I wonder is Khezr same as Khidar? in which case i recall vaguely there is a story if one washes (pours water) on ones...
Dear Nabarz, That's him. "Khezr" is the way we pronounce his name in Persian. He is called as "Khezr-e Nabi" the latter word meaning prophet. He is immortal...
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anne keyes
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Oct 8, 2003 5:24 pm
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MARGO TYTUS VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM The University of Cincinnati Classics Department is pleased to announce the Margo Tytus...
Getzel Cohen
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Oct 23, 2003 10:02 pm
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I will be out of the office until Tuesday, October 28th, and will reply to your message when I return. Thank you for your patience. Darice Birge Senior...
Darice Birge
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Oct 23, 2003 10:14 pm
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Call for Papers for Volume 8 (2004) ANISTORITON Journal (in English). ANISTORITON was founded in 1997 and is a peer-reviewed Internet and CD-ROM Journal of...
Hello, I've sent this message out to the WMST-L but have had very few responses so I thought I would try a few more lists...apologies therefore if you have...
Sian Hawthorne
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Nov 10, 2003 5:57 pm
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Have you read Elaine Pagels, *The Origin of Satan* on the evolution Genesis 3? Are you looking back to Marduk's killing of his mother?...
