Divine Women

Divine Women

  • 2012
  • 1 Seasons
  • 3 Episodes
  •  6  (2)
  •   Ended

Bettany Hughes sets out on an epic journey across continents and back in time to trace the hidden and often controversial history of women in religion

Divine Women
Seasons
War of the Words
3. War of the Words
April 25, 2012
Bettany Hughes discovers how the period known as the Dark Ages was in fact a golden age for a few remarkable women. She finds that education and the written word became vital tools for these women.
Handmaids of the Gods
2. Handmaids of the Gods
April 18, 2012
Historian Bettany Hughes uncovers the lost era of the priestess. She delves into the ancient Greek worship of the goddess of sex, Aphrodite, and finds out what this practice meant for women.
When God was a Girl
1. When God was a Girl
April 11, 2012
Historian Bettany Hughes goes back to the beginning of time and visits the world's oldest religious site to find startling evidence that women were part of the very birth of organised religion.
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Bettany Hughes sets out on an epic journey across continents and back in time to trace the hidden and often controversial history of women in religion
  • Premiere Date
    April 11, 2012
  • Rating
    6  (2)