tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post1662606500157479547..comments2024-03-28T06:10:51.330-04:00Comments on Saracen Heart: Goddess CultureCarolyn Abiadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-57953064335000235832010-09-07T15:41:23.349-04:002010-09-07T15:41:23.349-04:00It sounds like your goddess fascination started ar...It sounds like your goddess fascination started around when mine did, though my instigating book was Mists of Avalon. The Red Tent and Poisonwood Bible both contributed though, to my growing feeling that when the topic was religion or myth, it was best to look at who had a vested interest in the story being told.<br /><br />I feel a kinship with Freya, being a Norsisima Strawberry Blonde with world domination aspirations and all...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-19685832335004038262010-09-01T16:50:20.222-04:002010-09-01T16:50:20.222-04:00Good point, Carolyn.Good point, Carolyn.ice-bjornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754327861595636625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-65025518379220077862010-09-01T10:08:37.027-04:002010-09-01T10:08:37.027-04:00Thanks Bjorn! I love Egyptology too, but at the m...Thanks Bjorn! I love Egyptology too, but at the moment Rick Riordan is cornering that market with The Red Pyramid. <br /><br />I was at a museum recently and a boy there explained how the Peruvian Pachamama was disguised as the Virgin in a painting I was looking at. Middle Grade and Young Adult seem to be the best genres to explore mythology and ancient religions. I think kids are open to the references all around us, while we’ve been taught not to recognize them!Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-83651617327867361402010-09-01T09:20:20.626-04:002010-09-01T09:20:20.626-04:00I enjoyed your writing! August and I have started ...I enjoyed your writing! August and I have started home-schooling and the first subject we've been studying is ancient Egypt and the Egyptian pantheon. We've found amazing parallels between symbols, rituals in old Egypt and Christianity. As we started with Cleopatra, we've seen the role of female deities (as both giver and taker of life) being somewhat universal.ice-bjornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754327861595636625noreply@blogger.com