I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep on saying it: Bettany Hughes. Bettany Hughes. Bettany Hughes.
The second in the series of programmes by this historian, academic and Divine Woman airs tonight, and I’d strongly recommend that you watch last week’s Divine Women on iPlayer if you missed it. (Seriously, watch it. Watch it now, before it falls off the internet.) Also, you can order a free Open University booklet about it. Here’s the Beeb’s summary:
“Historian Bettany Hughes reveals the hidden history of women in religion, from dominatrix goddesses to feisty political operators and warrior empresses.”
Quite.
I’ve just ordered my booklet, thanks for letting me know about it. I loved last weeks program – especiaaly the part where the men of Rome castrate themselves and then wear womens clothes in order to fully worship the goddess.