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A '''Cult of Herodias''' is mentioned in some medieval sources. |
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| ⚫ | The 10th century a fragment of text called the ''[[Canon Episcopi]]'' (attributed to an otherwise-unknown Council of Anquira) made mention of it as ''a perversion of the mind originated by Satan'', and consider the fable of the flying women accompanied by Diana to be a ''fantasy experienced while dreaming''.{{cn}} |
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The '''Cult of Herodias''', in [[medieval]] [[folklore]] was the alleged worship of the Biblical character [[Herodias]], allegedly{{who}} deriving from the worship of [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]]. |
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| ⚫ | [[John of Salisbury]], [[Bishops of Chartres|Bishop of Chartres]] (12th century) mentions such a cult in ''Policraticus'', naming the goddess Herodias and [[Noctiluca (goddess)|Noctiluca]], queen of the night. He mentioned the supposed participation of women and men in these meetings. He too considered the existence of this cult to be a fable at best. |
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[[Carlo Ginzburg]] supposes that the nocturnal goddess was originally ''[[Hera]]-Diana'' or ''Herodiana'', and was later [[Conflation|conflated]] with ''Herodias''<ref>{{cite book |last=Ginzburg |first=Carlo |authorlink=Carlo Ginzburg |year=1990 |title=Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath |publisher=Hutchinson Radius |location=London |id=ISBN 0-09-174024-X |pages=p. 104}}</ref> |
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Fables of this cult began to spread sometime before the 10th century,{{cn}} were denounced by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] as superstition or diabolical deception,{{cn}} and had largely died out by the time of the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]]. |
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A medieval rumour arose that a group of women in [[Italy]] had started a cult centred on the goddess [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]].{{cn}} This cult, according to the story,{{who}} was mainly intended for women, preferably [[lesbian]], as many considered Diana a lesbian goddess.{{cn}} |
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Some versions{{cn}} of the tale added what seemed to be an explicitly anti-Christian character: [[Herodias]], the Jewish queen who plotted the death of [[John the Baptist]], who had become deified as the daughter of the virgin goddess. (Other versions{{cn}} of the story identify Diana's daughter not as Herodias, but as the Germanic goddess [[Holda]].) |
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This association between the Jewish Queen Herodias and the Roman goddess is resolved in the theory of [[Carlo Ginzburg]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Ginzburg |first=Carlo |authorlink=Carlo Ginzburg |year=1990 |title=Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath |publisher=Hutchinson Radius |location=London |id=ISBN 0-09-174024-X |pages=p. 104}}</ref> that the nocturnal goddess was originally ''[[Hera]]-Diana'' or ''Herodiana'', and was later [[Conflation|conflated]] with ''Herodias'', a name that lent itself to a particularly negative Christian interpretation.{{dubious}} |
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By the 12th century the folktales about this cult had expanded to other places in Europe; the Catholic Church continued to consider it delusory, attributing the stories of its existence either to demonic trickery or to folk [[superstition]]. |
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| ⚫ | [[John of Salisbury]], [[Bishops of Chartres|Bishop of Chartres]] |
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==Wicca== |
==Wicca== |
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Among some modern [[Wicca]]ns, a similar figure is worshipped, called [[Aradia (goddess)|Aradia]]. This name was most likely adopted from [[Charles Godfrey Leland|C.G. Leland]]'s book ''[[Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches]]'' (1899), which claims to be the traditional lore of a 19th century Italian society of witches. This variation on the name Herodias (or Herodiana) is probably because in Late Latin and Italian the "h" is mute (the Italian form of ''Herodias'' is ''Erodiade'')<ref>{{cite journal | author=Magliocco, Sabina | title=Who Was Aradia? The History and Development of a Legend | journal=Pomegranate: The Journal of Pagan Studies, | year=2002 | volume=18 | pages= – | url=http://chass.colostate-pueblo.edu/natrel/pom/pom18/aradia.html | format={{dead link|date=June 2008}} – <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=intitle%3AWho+Was+Aradia%3F+The+History+and+Development+of+a+Legend&as_publication=Pomegranate%3A+The+Journal+of+Pagan+Studies%2C&as_ylo=2002&as_yhi=2002&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup> }}</ref>. A similar figure from [[Romania]] is [[Doamna Zînelor]], also called ''Irodiada'' or ''Arada''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ginzburg |first=Carlo |authorlink=Carlo Ginzburg |title=Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath |year=1990 |location=London |publisher=Hutchinson Radius |id=ISBN 0-09-174024-X |pages=p. 103}}</ref> |
Among some modern [[Wicca]]ns, a similar figure is worshipped, called [[Aradia (goddess)|Aradia]]. This name was most likely adopted from [[Charles Godfrey Leland|C.G. Leland]]'s book ''[[Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches]]'' (1899), which claims to be the traditional lore of a 19th century Italian society of witches. This variation on the name Herodias (or Herodiana) is probably because in Late Latin and Italian the "h" is mute (the Italian form of ''Herodias'' is ''Erodiade'')<ref>{{cite journal | author=Magliocco, Sabina | title=Who Was Aradia? The History and Development of a Legend | journal=Pomegranate: The Journal of Pagan Studies, | year=2002 | volume=18 | pages= – | url=http://chass.colostate-pueblo.edu/natrel/pom/pom18/aradia.html | format={{dead link|date=June 2008}} – <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=intitle%3AWho+Was+Aradia%3F+The+History+and+Development+of+a+Legend&as_publication=Pomegranate%3A+The+Journal+of+Pagan+Studies%2C&as_ylo=2002&as_yhi=2002&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup> }}</ref>. A similar figure from [[Romania]] is [[Doamna Zînelor]], also called ''Irodiada'' or ''Arada''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ginzburg |first=Carlo |authorlink=Carlo Ginzburg |title=Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath |year=1990 |location=London |publisher=Hutchinson Radius |id=ISBN 0-09-174024-X |pages=p. 103}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:38, 14 November 2008
A Cult of Herodias is mentioned in some medieval sources. The 10th century a fragment of text called the Canon Episcopi (attributed to an otherwise-unknown Council of Anquira) made mention of it as a perversion of the mind originated by Satan, and consider the fable of the flying women accompanied by Diana to be a fantasy experienced while dreaming.[citation needed]
John of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres (12th century) mentions such a cult in Policraticus, naming the goddess Herodias and Noctiluca, queen of the night. He mentioned the supposed participation of women and men in these meetings. He too considered the existence of this cult to be a fable at best.
Carlo Ginzburg supposes that the nocturnal goddess was originally Hera-Diana or Herodiana, and was later conflated with Herodias[1]
Wicca
Among some modern Wiccans, a similar figure is worshipped, called Aradia. This name was most likely adopted from C.G. Leland's book Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches (1899), which claims to be the traditional lore of a 19th century Italian society of witches. This variation on the name Herodias (or Herodiana) is probably because in Late Latin and Italian the "h" is mute (the Italian form of Herodias is Erodiade)[2]. A similar figure from Romania is Doamna Zînelor, also called Irodiada or Arada.[3]
References
- ^ Ginzburg, Carlo (1990). Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath. London: Hutchinson Radius. pp. p. 104. ISBN 0-09-174024-X.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Magliocco, Sabina (2002). "Who Was Aradia? The History and Development of a Legend" ([dead link] – Scholar search). Pomegranate: The Journal of Pagan Studies,. 18: –.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|format= - ^ Ginzburg, Carlo (1990). Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath. London: Hutchinson Radius. pp. p. 103. ISBN 0-09-174024-X.
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