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7 results for "Asherah"

W_1_09 Verified World Civilizations

W_1_09 — Canaanite Religion Beyond Ugarit — El, Asherah, and Ba'al in the Iron Age

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Canaanite El Elohim Asherah Ba'al Yahweh
A_1_06 Verified Foundations

A_1_06 — Ugaritic Literature and the Baal Cycle

This document examines Ugaritic Literature and the Baal Cycle, a topic within the Foundations research area. Key areas of investigation include Ras Shamra — Accidental Discovery, The City of Ugarit, The Library and Archi

Ugarit Ras Shamra Baal Cycle El Elohim Athirat
A_2_01 Verified Foundations

A_2_01 — Bible Serpent References

The Bible contains extensive references to serpents, dragons, and reptilian-type beings whose original meanings differ sharply from later theological reinterpretation. The Hebrew word "nachash" carries meanings of serpen

nachash seraphim Nehushtan Leviathan tannin Elohim
C_1_03 Verified Global Traditions

C_1_03 — Mother Goddess / Earth Goddess Pattern

The Mother Goddess or Earth Goddess archetype represents one of the most ancient, geographically widespread, and archaeologically attested religious patterns in human history, with material evidence stretching from Upper

mother goddess earth goddess Gaia Pachamama Bhumi Devi Terra Mater
C_5_05 Credible Global Traditions

C_5_05 — Women and Gender in Ancient Knowledge Traditions

This document examines Women and Gender in Ancient Knowledge Traditions, a topic within the Global Traditions research area. Key areas of investigation include The Gender Gap in This Project, Scale of the Issue, Upper Pa

women gender goddess priestess shamanism matriarchy
C_3_11 Verified Global Traditions

C_3_11 — Sacred Sexuality, Hieros Gamos, and Fertility Cults

Sacred sexuality — the ritual enactment of sexual union as a cosmologically generative act — represents one of the most widespread and most misunderstood categories of ancient religious practice. The Sumerian hieros gamo

hieros gamos sacred marriage Inanna Dumuzi fertility cult tantric maithuna
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INTERDOC_25 — The Sacred Feminine: Suppression, Survival, and Recovery

Venus figurines — over 200 carved female forms dating from ~40,000–11,000 BCE, found from Western Europe to Siberia — represent the oldest known figurative art tradition. The Venus of Hohle Fels (~40,000 BCE, Germany) is

sacred feminine goddess worship Inanna Isis Asherah matriarchy hypothesis