Of women and goddesses in Phoenician and Punic religiosities

In this paper we study the role of women in the Phoenician-Punic religion and its relationship with some female deities associated with fertility, which has favored the acceptance of assumptions that come from areas that have traditionally been characterized by severely criticizing the opposite of w...

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Main Author: Raquel Rodríguez Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2012-12-01
Series:Feminismo/s
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Online Access:https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/2012-n20-de-mujeres-y-diosas-en-la-religiosidad-fenicia-y-punica
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Summary:In this paper we study the role of women in the Phoenician-Punic religion and its relationship with some female deities associated with fertility, which has favored the acceptance of assumptions that come from areas that have traditionally been characterized by severely criticizing the opposite of what you are applying. The approach of a new view on the controversial practice of sacred prostitution associated with these goddesses to explore a new area of interesting study in an effort to challenge old assertions that have not found support epigraphic and archaeological evident.
ISSN:1696-8166
1989-9998