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SUMMARY:The Goddess Inana and the Poems of Enheduana
DESCRIPTION:Among the Sumerian texts attributed to the priestess Enheduana—who lived and presumably wrote over four thousand years ago and is often called history’s first named author—two are dedicated to the glory of the goddess Inana. As the most prominent female deity in Mesopotamia\, Inana was powerful and marvelously complicated. The goddess of love and war\, among other things\, her heart was described as a raging storm\, a fury of emotions. Although Enheduana was herself a high-ranking servant of the moon god\, her poems known as the Exaltation and the Hymn to Inana appeal to the goddess instead\, as Enheduana pleads to her for help in a time of great trouble. This talk examines the wider historical and literary context of Enheduana’s major texts\, considering in particular how they may engage with other texts—and contexts—of the goddess Inana. \nRSVP here to attend in-person. \nRegister here for a Zoom link. \n  \n\nGina Konstantopoulos is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Her research centers on religion\, magic\, and literature in Mesopotamia\, with a particular focus on the role of demons and monsters in Sumerian and Akkadian texts.
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SUMMARY:Blood And Divinity: On the Menstruating Goddess Kamakhya
DESCRIPTION:This talk draws on a long-term ethnographic study of Ambubachi\, the annual divine menstruation of Kamakhya\, located in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. Renowned as the key center of saktism\, the goddess is worshipped in the aniconic form of yoni\, the female genitalia. The talk examines the shifting relationship between the ritual isolation of the menstruating deity inside the temple and the social exclusion experienced by menstruating women in the wider Assamese society. Initiating a dialog between the textual traditions of Hinduism and critical theory of gender\, it also discusses how indigenous goddesses were appropriated\, and consequently reconstructed by mainstream Hindu traditions. \nRSVP here to attend in person. \nRegister here for Zoom link. \n\nPrerna Pradhan specializes in studies of gender\, religion\, and ritual performance in South Asia\, with particular interest in textual traditions of Hinduism (female-centric Saktism and Non-Canonical Laukika)\, as well as the cults of indigenous goddesses who have been co-opted within the fold of Hindu pantheon. Her research interest addresses the convergence of religion\, gender performance and political discourse in North-East India and South Asia. Having received multiple fellowships that have allowed her to work with literatures in Assamese\, Nepali\, Bengali\, Hindi\, and French\, and conduct ethnographic and archival research in India and Nepal\, she is currently working on a manuscript titled\, Blood and Divinity: The Menstrual Construction of Goddess Kamakhya in Assam.
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