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Sacred prostitution — Sacred prostitution, temple prostitution, or religious prostitution is a practice of worship that includes hieros gamos or sacred marriage performed as a fertility rite and part of sacred sexual ritual. Contents 1 Ancient Near East 1.1… … Wikipedia
sacred prostitution — A Mesopotamian religious custom reported by several ancient Greek writers in which, supposedly, young women had sexual relations with male strangers inside temples of Ishtar (Inanna), goddess of love and sexual passion. Herodotus describes… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
PROSTITUTION — (Heb. זְנוּת, zenut), the practice of indiscriminate sexual intercourse for payment or for religious purposes. Prostitution was practiced by male and female prostitutes. The word zenut, applied to both common and sacred prostitution, is also… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Prostitution in ancient Greece — Prostitution was a part of daily life in ancient Greece. [This article was originally translated from the French Wikipedia article Prostitution en Grèce antique 22 May 2006.] In the more important cities, and particularly the many ports, it… … Wikipedia
Sacred — ground redirects here. For the Star Trek: Voyager episode, see Sacred Ground (Star Trek: Voyager). Sanctity redirects here. For other uses, see Sanctity (disambiguation). Holy redirects here. For other uses, see Holy (disambiguation). For other… … Wikipedia
Prostitution — Whore , prostitute , and The oldest profession redirect here. For other uses of whore or whores , see Whore (disambiguation). For the 1967 French film, see The Oldest Profession (film) … Wikipedia
Religious prostitution — Religious prostitution, sacred prostitution or temple prostitution is the practice of having sexual intercourse (with a person other than one s spouse) for a religious or sacred purpose. A woman engaged in such practices is sometimes called a… … Wikipedia
Male prostitution — Gigolo redirects here. For other uses, see Gigolo (disambiguation). An outreach worker interviews a modern day street hustler at work in Prague s Old Town Square in the Czech Republic.(2009) … Wikipedia
Mary Ellen Tracy — Other names Sabrina Aset Occupation Neopagan High Priestess, writer, actress Years active 1984 present Spouse Wilbur Tracy Mary Ellen Tracy (aka Sabrina Aset) (b. 1943) is the self proclaimed high priestess of the Churc … Wikipedia
Hieros gamos — of Hera (shown with Iris) and Zeus, 1900 drawing of a fresco at Pompeii. Hieros gamos or Hierogamy (Greek ἱερὸς γάμος, ἱερογαμία holy marriage ) refers to a sexual ritual that plays out a marria … Wikipedia
History of ancient Tunisia — The present day Republic of Tunisia, al Jumhuriyyah at Tunisiyyah , has over ten million citizens, almost all of Arab Berber descent. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north and east, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west. Tunis is the… … Wikipedia
