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cathy · 01-07-2008, 07:48 PM

FYI A new book is being published soon by Cambridge University Press:

The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity by Stephanie Lynn Budin.

She demonstrates that sacred prostitution did not exist in the ancient world. She considers ancient Near East, Greco-Roman, and early Christian sources. And she says "the myth of sacred prostitution has nothing to do with....the construction of a decadent, Oriental 'Other.' Instead the myth has come into being as a result of more than 2000 years of misinterpretations, false assumptions, and faulty methodology."

Needless to say it will be on my reading list!

Cathy

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cathy Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 477	Debunking Sacred Prostitution myth--new book FYI A new book is being published soon by Cambridge University Press: The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity by Stephanie Lynn Budin. She demonstrates that sacred prostitution did not exist in the ancient world. She considers ancient Near East, Greco-Roman, and early Christian sources. And she says "the myth of sacred prostitution has nothing to do with....the construction of a decadent, Oriental 'Other.' Instead the myth has come into being as a result of more than 2000 years of misinterpretations, false assumptions, and faulty methodology." Needless to say it will be on my reading list! Cathy