I just watched this entire series again with my husband. Really fantastic and I hope more people see it.
Part 1: When God was a Girl - Women and Religion - Bettany Hughes
Watch Part 1: When God was a Girl
Part 2: Priestess: Handmaids of Gods | BBC Documentary | Women and Religion
Sappho, Aphrodite, Vestel virgins, WOMEN PRIESTS, the origin of "Original Sin" and the final killer blow!
"Early Christians had an egalitarian, inclusive view of who should lead their faith...time and time again we find that women are not properly represented in early Christian history...If women were once so crucial, when did it all go wrong?"
Watch Part 2
Part 3: “The War of the Word: Women and Religion” - Bettany Hughes
With the establishment of Universities in the 12th century, the role of nunneries and monasteries as educators of the world is virtually eradicated. These places only admitted men. For the next 1,300 years, all women were barred. It wasn’t until 1920 that woman could be legally awarded a university degree. I’m sure Hilda would have been horrified.
The moment in our history inhabited by Hilda, Khadija, Aisha, and Theadora should not be called the “Dark Ages”. This was a time of illumination, when women used the power of ancient traditions and embraced exciting new ideas to re-write the story of our world.
By searching through 12,000 years of human history, I’ve discovered compelling proof that the female of the species and religion have always been inseparable. Divine women have nurtured us with their fierce power. They’ve helped founded religions and been at the heart of our greatest civilizations. During the Dark Ages, they brought light and leadership, showing us the way forward.
Forget or ignore them and we impoverish history and ourselves.
We have to understand the connection between women and the divine because the product of that relationship over tens of thousands of years of human history has shaped the world that we live in and the lives that we all lead today." - Bettany Hughes
Watch Part 3
UPDATE: Looks like these have been sadly taken down - however if you google the series, it is still possible to watch them in pieces on Youtube.
Part 1: When God was a Girl - Women and Religion - Bettany Hughes
Watch Part 1: When God was a Girl
Part 2: Priestess: Handmaids of Gods | BBC Documentary | Women and Religion
Sappho, Aphrodite, Vestel virgins, WOMEN PRIESTS, the origin of "Original Sin" and the final killer blow!
"Early Christians had an egalitarian, inclusive view of who should lead their faith...time and time again we find that women are not properly represented in early Christian history...If women were once so crucial, when did it all go wrong?"
Watch Part 2
Part 3: “The War of the Word: Women and Religion” - Bettany Hughes
With the establishment of Universities in the 12th century, the role of nunneries and monasteries as educators of the world is virtually eradicated. These places only admitted men. For the next 1,300 years, all women were barred. It wasn’t until 1920 that woman could be legally awarded a university degree. I’m sure Hilda would have been horrified.
The moment in our history inhabited by Hilda, Khadija, Aisha, and Theadora should not be called the “Dark Ages”. This was a time of illumination, when women used the power of ancient traditions and embraced exciting new ideas to re-write the story of our world.
By searching through 12,000 years of human history, I’ve discovered compelling proof that the female of the species and religion have always been inseparable. Divine women have nurtured us with their fierce power. They’ve helped founded religions and been at the heart of our greatest civilizations. During the Dark Ages, they brought light and leadership, showing us the way forward.
Forget or ignore them and we impoverish history and ourselves.
We have to understand the connection between women and the divine because the product of that relationship over tens of thousands of years of human history has shaped the world that we live in and the lives that we all lead today." - Bettany Hughes
Watch Part 3
UPDATE: Looks like these have been sadly taken down - however if you google the series, it is still possible to watch them in pieces on Youtube.
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