DYK #Cyprian of Carthage ordered that Christian actors could not play women on the stage because it was shameful to play a gender that is so “beneath the masculine”. By 5thC, Augustine taught “… the body of a man is as superior to that of a woman as the soul is to the body.”
As, perhaps, #Cyprian may be saying,’Outside the Book, there is no salvation’…
Who was Saint Cyprian: a holy bishop, a legendary sorcerer, or both? In this video, I explore the enigmatic figure of Saint Cyprian through the lens of history, folk magic, and grimoire traditions.
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Same-sex unions in Crete were by abduction, the union of #Cyprian & Caecilius was by collateral adoption (one left the other his wife & property), & #Lucian (d.180) described a Scythian #Queer marriage which included a nuptial contract & ritual, as well as a blood vow:
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Many things felt strange to Cyprian. The acrid smell of the fire. The cold, syrupy paste they called ice cream. The rotten taste of their wine. The dead bird they just ate.
