Sacred Dancers of the Goddess Hathor
School of Architecture, CAM 160 Charlottesville, VAIn the cult of the ancient goddess Hathor, many important rites of based in the performance of dance and music. These dances were performed by (primarily) women in professional dance troupes called khener. In such rituals the power of music and movement were harnessed to transport the worshipper into an ecstatic encounter with the Divine. […]