Camille Paglia Quote

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.


p. 1 - Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990)


Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.