Tag: ishtar

• Episode 5: Gods, Sex and the Patriarchy

  A god of same-sex love. A bearded goddess of war and fertility. Gods in the form of genitalia. What can mythology and folk religion teach us about queerness in premodern Asia?

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  July 28, 2024

  Asian American Guests, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, LGBTQIA+, Religion, Religious Deconstruction/Agnosticism/Atheism, Sikhism

  aapi, amaterasu, bipoc, buddhism, chudala, fujian marriage, ishtar, islam, khajuraho sculpture, king hyegong, korean shamanism, lakapati, navigating queerness, no nuong, nuancespod, Premodern Asia, Queer Asians, Queering Premodern Asia, shikhandi, shintoism, Sikhism, tu’er shen, vietnamese bronze jar