"Lilith:Daughter of Heaven or Succubus?" Zoom Talk-Rietveld-Thur Dec.12

Join us on Zoom for another Salon lecture on "Lilith: Daughter of Heaven or Succubus?" for Ipso Facto by Dr. James Rietveld on Thursday, December 12, 8 pm.

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The Myriad Faces of Lilith include Goddess, Elemental Spirit, Angel, Demon, Serpent, Monster, Succubus, & First Wife of Adam.

By the eighth to tenth centuries CE, Lilith evolved into Adam’s first wife, arising from the very same dust as Adam when she was created in contrast to being fashioned from Adam’s rib as was the case of Eve. Yet, Lilith will abandon Adam for the Archangel Samael.

Lilith will also be depicted in Ancient and Medieval Jewish literature as everything from a monster and serpent to a succubus, draining away the life-force of unsuspected men as they sleep.

One of the most controversial religious figures of both Antiquity and today, Lilith is understood as so many different identities dependent upon the culture and era, as she frequently evolves from one kind of being to another.

For the Sumerians and Babylonians, Lilith was the "Daughter of Heaven" closely associated with the Goddess Inanna, while for the Assyrians and early Israelites, she was primarily a water elemental spirit.

Together we will explore the complexity of Lilith, unraveling some of her mysteries, which often open up new questions that often defy explanation.

This lecture will be posted on the Dr. James Rietveld Salon Lecture You Tube channel, where you can also watch previous lectures: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jamesrietveldsalonlectu2903
Dr. James Rietveld is a professor at CSU, Fullerton and Cal Poly Pomona, CA of History, Anthropology, Religion with a PHD from Claremont School of Religion, is author of two books, and can be seen on History channel's "Crazy Rich Ancients."

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