…A Greek inscription excavated at Tralles in Lydia records that these practices continued until around the 2nd century. According to records, it was in the 4th century that the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, who had converted to Christianity, ordered the complete destruction of the temple in order to eradicate sexual immorality, as he was troubled by the deeply rooted Astarte cult and the practice of religious prostitution at Baalbek. According to M. Eliade, these sexual customs, which were widespread in ancient Oriental society, can generally be traced back to the agricultural rituals of ancient society. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "religious prostitution" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…リュディアのトラレスで出土したギリシア語の碑文には,こうした慣行が2世紀ころまでも続いていたことが記録されている。キリスト教に改宗したローマのコンスタンティヌス大帝が,バールベクに根強く生きるアスタルテ崇拝と〈聖娼religious prostitution〉の慣行に手を焼き,性的不道徳の根絶を理由に神殿の徹底的な破壊を命じたのは,記録によると4世紀であった。 M.エリアーデによると,古代オリエント社会に広く分布したこうした性風俗は,一般に古代社会における農耕儀礼に,その起源をたどることができるという。… ※「religious prostitution」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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