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hieros gamos: a standalone construct

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Mythology

a ritual or mythic union between deities, or between a deity and a human, studied as a comparative motif from Mesopotamia to early Christianity.

In mythology, hieros gamos refers to a ritual or mythic union between deities, or between a deity and a human, studied as a comparative motif from Mesopotamia to early Christianity. This meaning comes from Nissinen (2008) in Sacred marriages.[1]

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References

Nissinen, M., & Uro, R. (2008). Sacred marriages. Eisenbrauns, Incorporated. ISBN 9781575065724

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