Divine women. When God was a girl /

Travelling across the Mediterranean and Near East to some of the world's oldest sacred places, in this program Bettany Hughes finds evidence that women were part of the very birth of organized religion. Hughes studies Minoan snake goddess figurines and female representations at sites throughout...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group
Other Authors:	Jameson, Leonie (executive producer.), Fallon, Ruairi (series director.)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2013]
Series:	Divine women.
Subjects:	Women and religion. Goddesses. Religions > History. Women. Women's rights. Religions. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Historical television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History.

Table of Contents:

Worship of Life Creators (1:58)
Early Images of Women (1:59)
Origins of Organized Religion (1:05)
Gobekli Tepe (2:04)
Stone Age Graffiti (Mature themes) (1:39)
Catalhoyuk (1:56)
Creating Life and Death (3:02)
Early Goddesses (1:07)
Arslankaya (1:51)
Midas City (2:10)
Sybil Prophecy (3:03)
Magna Mater Eunuch Cult (4:14)
Kybele as a Political Ally (2:38)
Replacing Paganism with Monotheism (2:22)
Thriving Polytheistic Faith (1:42)
Durga Festival (3:19)
Shakti: Feminine Power (2:24)
Entering Durga's Womb (1:15)
Kali: Representing the Human Psyche (2:51)
Durga: a Feminist Role Model (2:37)
Mother of India Celebration (4:33)
Uncovering Divine Women (1:00)
Credits: When God Was a Girl: Divine Women (0:32)