Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
Women who spoke with the voice of divinity existed in the literature and mythologies of many cultures across the ancient Mediterranean. This paper examines six of these prophetesses from ancient Greek and Jewish traditions. It shows that prophecy is an experience deeply rooted in conceptions of the human body and “femininity.” By studying prophetesses in this light, I conclude that their bodies become battlegrounds for individual identities which may otherwise be subsumed by the god for whom they prophesy.
Recommended Citation
Picus, Daniel M., "Body As Battleground: Feminine Prophecy and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean" (2010). Classical Mediterranean and Middle East Honors Projects. 9.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/classics_honors/9
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