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Magic, the Supernatural, and the Lost Gods of Europe

Professor Ronald Hutton · Gresham College

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This lecture looks at a series of divine female figures in the ancient world from the Middle East to Western Europe: Inanna, Ishtar, Astarte, Aphrodite and Venus. What they have in common, is that to varying degrees they all combined the personae of deities of sexual love and of war. It brings out the special characteristics of each, traces the relationships between them, and shows how each in the sequence, influenced the development of the next.

Lectures

  1. Ancient Goddesses of Sex and War 2023-09-20 · YouTube
  2. Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe? 2023-11-08 · YouTube
  3. Dragons: A History 2024-02-14 · YouTube
  4. Ritual Nudity in History and Religion 2024-03-06 · YouTube
  5. The Western Magical Tradition 2024-04-24 · YouTube
  6. Witch-Hunting in European and World History 2024-06-05 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Ronald Hutton
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Religion
Source
Gresham College
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