In ancient Mesopotamia in the temples of the Goddess Inanna (circa 4,000 BCE) the sacred prostitutes took the title of “Hierodule of Heaven” which meant ‘servant of the holy’. Men would pay great sums to make love with the goddess via the body of a sacred priestess. These were holy women, highly educated and trained women, able to channel the energy of the goddess in public and private rites. In Babylon there was a hierarchy of high-ranking priestesses known by various names including quadi...
Sunday, March 27, 2016
DEVADASI IN WEST
In ancient Mesopotamia in the temples of the Goddess Inanna (circa 4,000 BCE) the sacred prostitutes took the title of “Hierodule of Heaven” which meant ‘servant of the holy’. Men would pay great sums to make love with the goddess via the body of a sacred priestess. These were holy women, highly educated and trained women, able to channel the energy of the goddess in public and private rites. In Babylon there was a hierarchy of high-ranking priestesses known by various names including quadi...
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