Ishtar/Inanna Virtual Lecture Dr. James Rietveld April 14, 8 pm- Ipso Facto

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Ishtar /Inanna Ancient Mesopotamian Goddess of Love and Rage Virtual Lecture with Dr. James Rietveld April 14, 8 pm

Who was the fickle Mesopotamian goddess of love turned fatal, who demanded entry to the Underworld of Kur with furious, naked rage, unintentionally causing celibacy amongst humans? Join us Dr James Rietveld for an exciting Zoom talk on Thursday, April 14 at 8 p.m. and find out!Pay What You Wish/Donation Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/288948491717To the Assyrians and Babylonians (c3500 BCE) she was Ishtar, a petulant and ill-tempered goddess featured in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Her symbols were the eight pointed star or rosette, lionesses, and the constellation Virgo, along with attributes of fertility and plenty. The Sumerians worshipped her as Inanna, meaning "Lady of Heaven," a war diety associated with rain, and the planet Venus, whose rituals involved pansexual Gala priests dedicated to her worship. She played a central role in the myth of "Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta," and the epic poem "Inanna and Enki" where she cunningly stole the blueprints of human civilization from the the Sumerian god of culture using clever rhetoric. Join us virtually via Zoom at Ipso Facto for a wild journey of love, war, sex, fertility and power with Ishtar/Inanna with our lecturer Dr. James Rietveld.Dr. Rietveld is a professor at California State University, Fullerton, CA and Cal Poly, Pomona, CA of 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 two books.Pay What You Wish Donation to gain entry to the Zoom talk. Video available afterwards for viewing at your leisure. To view video please allow 10 days for it to appear on the Dr. Rietveld Salon Lectures You Tube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_1JGODdHtgwetVjmk9CRXQ

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