The Nude in Iconography in Contemporary Cults: A Study Case of Lilith
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Authors
Lavallé, Vanessa
Issue Date
2023-02-12
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Video
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en_US
Keywords
Lilith (Mythological character) , Nude in art , Goddesses in art , Murray, Margaret Alice--Criticism and interpretation , Gimbutas, Marija, 1921-1994--Criticism and interpretation , Frazer, James George, 1854-1941--Criticism and interpretation , Frazer, James George, 1854-1941. Golden bough , Video recordings , Conference papers and proceedings , Literary criticism
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Abstract
In Western contemporary paganism, “naked Goddess’’ figures are often used as images of the “Great Goddess”. This holds particularly true in the Western French Wicca which uses ancient Mesopotamian iconography as the representation of Lilith. While those images do represent varied ancient goddesses, for modern devotees she is the demoness Lilith. This paper will look at how scholarship brought by Marija Gimbutas, James Frazer, and Margaret Murray have contributed to this interpretation and how these images are used and interpreted in contemporary cults.
Additional Authors: Shaking the Tree, Breaking the Bough: Frazer's Golden Bough at 100 (Conference); Tully, Caroline Jane; Budin, Stephanie Lynn; University of Melbourne;
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Citation
Lavallé, Vanessa. "The Nude in Iconography in Contemporary Cults: A Study Case of Lilith." Paper presented at the Shaking the Tree, Breaking the Bough: Frazer’s Golden Bough at 100, Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2023. In New Age Movements, Occultism, and Spiritualism Research Library. Archives and Special Collections. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA. https://hdl.handle.net/10428/7067
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New Age Movements, Occultism, and Spiritualism Research Library
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Permission to post this digital asset provided by Vanessa Lavallé to the Valdosta State University Archives & Special Collections to be part of the New Age Movements, Occultism, and Spiritualism Research Library.