10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERTILITY CULT»
Discover the use of
fertility cult in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fertility cult and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Archaeology and
Fertility Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean: ...
The papers in this volume derive from the First International Conference on Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean (Malta, 1985).
2
The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the ...
Based on research in the Inquisitorial archives, the book recounts the story of a peasant fertility cult centered on the benandanti.
3
Cahokia and the Archaeology of Power
Consequendy, sweat houses were an integral part of political and ritual life (
however, they seemed absent in our well-documented fertility cult ritual sites). I
find a similar situation existed regarding the isolated temple-mortuary ceremonial
node ...
4
From Majapahit and Sukuh to Megawati Sukarnoputri: ...
Seltmann believes that both these systems of human fertility operated at Sukuh at
that time.32 THE KALANG/PALANG FERTILITY CULT: SECULAR EROTICISM
During the last stage of the development of the Hindu- Javanese civilization, ...
5
The Origins and History of Religions
46, Fitzgerald, referring to two cults, one of the god of the soil and the other of
ancestor-worship, says; "Both were off-shoots of the earliest religion practised by
mankind, the fertility cult which secured the progeny of the ancestor and the yield
of ...
6
The Witch-
Cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology
... of the god and the broadcast scattering of his ashes, all point to the fact that this
was a fertility cult; and this is the view taken also by those contemporary writers
who give a more or less comprehensive account of the religion and ritual.
Margaret Alice Murray, 2007
7
Taboo Or Not Taboo: Sexuality and Family in the Hebrew Bible
With Freud and Lacan as the basis, I read this narrative in the following way: God
is the father-image, Moses is the son, and the entire panoply of Egyptian gods
and goddesses (the fertility cult of Isis in particular) is a composite mother-image.
8
Population, Reproduction and
Fertility in Melanesia
A well-known example is that of the dindi gamu (or 'earth rituals') fertility cult
performed by the Huli and their neighbours, which has been described and
analyzed notably by Ballard (2000) and Frankel (1986: 16–26). What the Huli
were trying ...
118 and the works listed there; also the entries in The Interpreter's Dictionary of
the Bible such as "Baal," "Fertility Cult," "Asherah," and Wolff's commentary on
this passage in Hosea). The Faithless Worship Reading 4:1 1-14 against this ...
10
Ancestors and Elites: Emergent Complexity and Ritual ...
the purview of a distinct Earth and fertility cult. In all probability, elite personages
commanded important priesthood positions in both of these cultic organizations
or sodalities, further enmeshing and mediating their activities and relationship to
...
Gordon F. M. Rakita, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERTILITY CULT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
fertility cult is used in the context of the following news items.
Quaint Hotel, Gozo: Don't judge this hotel by its name
Don't miss the temple statuary including the characterful "Fat Ladies", thought by some to be part of a fertility cult. Enough sightseeing? Splash ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
Food served at Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya temple to be tested
Ambubachi, also called 'ameti', is associated with the fertility cult of Goddess Kamakhya and is said to mark her annual menstrual cycle. «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
Learning about mushrooms, lichens and weeds
Stinkhorn is a vertical-shaped mushroom which Lee suggested looks like something from a fertility cult in the South Seas. And, as the name ... «www.ottawacommunitynews.com/, Jun 15»
The Serpent in the Garden of Eden and its Background
The knowledge of good and evil which the serpent tempts the first humans to acquire is quite unrelated to the fertility cult. Moreover, the fertility ... «The Bible and Interpretation, Apr 15»
The Holocaust as a Green Nazi Sacrifice
In truth, National Socialism was an ancient fertility cult brought up to date under the scientific guise of eugenics where people were to make ... «American Thinker, Apr 15»
Fatal Attraction: Obsession, Aversion, and the Femme Fatale of …
Second, owing to the figurines' breasts, it is often assumed that they must have been associated with a fertility cult. Because JPFs are found in household ... «The Bible and Interpretation, Feb 15»
8000-Year-Old Israeli Fertility Stone Works Linked To Ancestor Cult
... be ancestor and fertility cult sites in the Negev Desert. New archaeological surveys of 95 sites excavated stones arranged to represent death, ... «The Inquisitr, Feb 15»
8000-year-old fertility stone works found in Israel linked to ancestor …
About 8,000 years ago, Stone Age people built a large number of what seem to be ancestor and fertility cult sites in the Negev Desert in Israel. «Ancient Origins, Feb 15»
Ala. minister backs gay marriage 'enthusiastically'
In Romans 1:22-32, "Paul was describing Gentile religious practices, specifically the Gentiles' fertility cult, which involved religious prostitution, ... «BP News, Feb 15»
What Men Really Think of Pregnant Women's Bodies
"I find the big belly itself very exciting -- like some magnificent goddess statue from an ancient fertility cult. Also since pregnant women are not going to get more ... «The Stir, Jan 15»
