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Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi

Sarah Clegg
4.03/5 (625 ratings)
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The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again.

Demonic temptresses – from siren-mermaids to Lilith – are well known today, and their mythology focuses around the seductive danger they pose to men. But the root of these figures can be traced back 4,000 years and in their earliest incarnations they were in fact demons worshipped and feared by like Lamashtu, the horrific talon-footed, serpentine monster, who strangled infants and murdered pregnant women, or the Gello, the ghost of a girl who had died a virgin and so killed expectant mothers and their babies out of jealousy.

This history of a demonic tradition from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day – from Lamashtu and Gello, to Lamia and Lilith, and mermaids and vampires – shows how these demons were co-opted by a male-centred society, before being recast as symbols of women's liberation. We also learn what this evolution can tell us about the experience of women and the danger of childbirth, changing attitudes towards sexuality and the movement for women's rights.
Format:
Kindle Edition
Pages:
304 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Head of Zeus
Edition:
1
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1803280255
ISBN13:
9781803280257
kindle Asin:
B0B1RJJZ39

Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi

Sarah Clegg
4.03/5 (625 ratings)
Read Download
The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again.

Demonic temptresses – from siren-mermaids to Lilith – are well known today, and their mythology focuses around the seductive danger they pose to men. But the root of these figures can be traced back 4,000 years and in their earliest incarnations they were in fact demons worshipped and feared by like Lamashtu, the horrific talon-footed, serpentine monster, who strangled infants and murdered pregnant women, or the Gello, the ghost of a girl who had died a virgin and so killed expectant mothers and their babies out of jealousy.

This history of a demonic tradition from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day – from Lamashtu and Gello, to Lamia and Lilith, and mermaids and vampires – shows how these demons were co-opted by a male-centred society, before being recast as symbols of women's liberation. We also learn what this evolution can tell us about the experience of women and the danger of childbirth, changing attitudes towards sexuality and the movement for women's rights.
Format:
Kindle Edition
Pages:
304 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Head of Zeus
Edition:
1
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1803280255
ISBN13:
9781803280257
kindle Asin:
B0B1RJJZ39

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