Virtual Lecture Nov. 11 Artemis of Ephesus with Dr. James Rietveld

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Via Ephesus’s sacred geography &amp; cultural practices, Dr Rietveld will discuss  protective mother goddess, Artemis of Ephesus &amp; her influence

Join us on Wednesday, November 11, 8 p.m. for Dr. Rietveld's virtual lecture "Artemis of Ephesus," a "Pay What You Wish" Zoom event. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/125418360693/Delving into personal religious perspectives and relationship to the Ephesus’s sacred geography, Dr Rietveld will discuss how this belief system permeated the daily lives of the Ephesians via material culture they left behind. Although understandings of Artemis Ephesus changed as Christianity spread, her legacy survived as goddess of protection, material prosperity, and guardian of virginal chastity. Artemis Ephesia was a figure in constant flux, with interpretations dependent on the particular time period and audience viewing it. Artemis Ephesia had an interesting relationship with the city’s sacred geography, where her worship permeated the daily lives of the Ephesians . As Christianity spread, Artemis Ephesia eventually succumbed to the forces of the new religious perspective, yet some aspects survived. Ultimately, Artemis Ephesia, was a goddess of protection, her sacred space understood as a place of asylum for individuals seeking refuge; a bank for those wishing to secure their material wealth, and a shrine for virgins desiring to protect their chastity. Via the Via Sacra, Artemis’ role as protective mother extended beyond the Temple of Artemis to the city itself, and throughout the Greco-Roman world via the Via Sacra and Ephesian Letters. Along with the images of Artemis, the Ephesian letters carried her perceived magical protective powers even further, all along the shores of the Mediterranean and even to the very ends of the Greco-Roman world.Our lecturer, Dr. James Rietveld has written a definitive book "Artemis of the Ephesians" which is available on Amazon.Dr. James D. Rietveld is an adjunct professor at California State University, Fullerton, CA and Cal Poly, Pomona, CA in both History, Anthropology and Religion. His specialties include the History of Christianity in the Early, Medieval and Byzantine periods, New Testament Studies and Greco-Roman religions. He received his PHD from Claremont School of Religion and is the author of books "London in Flames: Apocalypse 1666" and "Artemis of the Ephesians."

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