Does the book explore Lilith Mesopotamian myths as well. There are so many--the more interesting one is that Lilith is the wife of an angel. She is taken from him to be the wife of mud creature. She is not happy, but does her duty, they argue about sexual position, she leaves and is threatened by the Creator with the death of her 1000 children whom she transforms into the Levianthan.
People must have had some true soap opera lives back then as the myths would have reflected real life.
I'll have to double check the title, but a friend and I went to see this movie about a West African family. A man was promised a beautiful woman as his wife and they loved each other, but he was sent away, and when he returned his father had married the young woman--biblical chaos ensues that ends in murder. It is interesting to look at our culture where traditions and taboos from thousands of years ago intrude. Think the present Nun/Preist (Peter/Judas/Mary) debates or the fights over birth control.
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Date: 2012-07-31 03:01 am (UTC)People must have had some true soap opera lives back then as the myths would have reflected real life.
I'll have to double check the title, but a friend and I went to see this movie about a West African family. A man was promised a beautiful woman as his wife and they loved each other, but he was sent away, and when he returned his father had married the young woman--biblical chaos ensues that ends in murder. It is interesting to look at our culture where traditions and taboos from thousands of years ago intrude. Think the present Nun/Preist (Peter/Judas/Mary) debates or the fights over birth control.