Compass Online Newsletter - Divine Women - Part 2

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Divine Women - Part 2 6:30pm, Sunday 28 October In this six part series award winning historian Bettany Hughes sets out on an epic journey back in time to trace the hidden and often controversial history of women in religion.

In Episode 2, she travels across the Mediterranean and the Near East, where she encounters fearsome goddesses who controlled life and death. And she ends up in modern day India, where the Goddess is still a powerful force for thousands of Hindus. Immersing herself in the excitement of the Durga Puja festival, she experiences Goddess worship first hand and finds out what it means to her devotees. Next week in Part 3 of Divine Women, 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. If you missed last Sunday's episode Divine Women - Part 1 you can watch it on our website or on iView. Compass is also repeated on Tuesdays at 1.30pm on ABC1.. Compass is also repeated on Tuesdays at 1.30pm on ABC1. Episodes of Compass programs can be viewed online for three months after broadcast, except for acquired programs which are only available for two weeks after transmission. Visit Compass website.

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