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Lilith's Shrine

Lilith's Shrine is a creative exercise that asks users to participate in the production of a new story about the mythical figure—Lilith. Users are asked to reflect on what they know about Lilith and the stories she is involved in. What does she look like? What might she remind you of? Who is she to you, if any one at all?

This page includes all the resources and artifacts mentioned at the end of Lilith's Shrine. If you have not entered Lilith's Shrine before please click here and consider exploring the exhibit first.


Non-Fiction Texts (Novels and Articles)

    Bangs, Lester. "Stevie Nicks: Lilith or Bimbo?" Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader, edited by John Morthland, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008, pp. 86–88.

    Brode, Douglas, and Leah Deyneka, editors. Dracula's Daughters: The Female Vampire on Film. Scarecrow Press, 2013.

    Childerhose, Buffy. From Lilith to Lilith Fair. Madrigal Press, 1998.

    Dame, Enid, et al. Which Lilith?: Feminist Writers Re-Create the World's First Woman. Jason Aronson, Incorporated, 1998.

    Ginzberg, Louis. The Legends of the Jews, Feb. 2022, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1493.

    Lachower, Yeruham Fishel, et al. The Wisdom of the Zohar: An Anthology of Texts. The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in Association with Liverpool University Press, 1991.

    Lesses, Rebecca. "Lilith." Jewish Women's Archive, 31 Dec. 1999, jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/lilith.

    Rigney, Barbara Hill. Lilith's Daughters: Women and Religion in Contemporary Fiction. University of Wisconsin Press, 1982.

    Sira, Ben. The Book of Ben Sira, Dec. 2013, www.bensira.org/introduction.html.


Adult Fiction (Novels and Short Stories)

    Butler, Octavia E. Lilith's Brood. Grand Central Publishing, 2000.

    Chamberlin, Ann. Leaving Eden. Forge Books, 1999

    Dame, Enid, et al. Which Lilith?: Feminist Writers Re-Create the World's First Woman. Jason Aronson, Incorporated, 1998.

    MacDonald, George. Lilith: A Romance. Eerdmans, 1981.

    Moore, Catherine L. "Fruit of Knowledge." The Best of C.L Moore, Doubleday, 1975, pp. 199–235.


Videos/Video Essays

    ESOTERICA. "Who is Lilith - First Wife of Adam - Ancient Origins and Development of the Myth of the Demon Queen." YouTube, 18 Nov. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1EKccz4fS0.

    ESOTERICA. "Who is Lilith - Part II - The Kabbalah - Origins with Samael & the Qliphoth to the Seduction of God." YouTube, 31 Mar. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-jIScgb7Nc.

    Mythology & Fiction Explained. "Lilith: The Mother of Demons or The First Woman? (Demonology Explained)." YouTube, 21 Feb. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJP0NaU1ws.


Poetry (Singular Poems and Poetry Collections)

    Dame, Enid, et al. Which Lilith?: Feminist Writers Re-Create the World's First Woman. Jason Aronson, Incorporated, 1998.

    Jaffee, Maggie. "Lilith." Bridges, 1997, Vol. 6, No. 2, https://www.jstor.org/stable/i40015370.

    Klugman, Elana. "Guilt and Knitting." Elana Klugman, 24 Feb. 2023, elanaklugman.com/guilt-an-knitting/.

    Perkins, Nichole. Lilith, but Dark. Publishing Genius Press, 17 July 2018.

    Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. "Body's Beauty." 1868, https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4765/bodys-beauty/.


Art

    Collier, John. Lilith. 1887, Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport.

    Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. Lady Lilith. 1866–1868, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware.

    Smith, Kiki. Lilith. 1994, The MET, New York City, New York.

    Unknown. Burney Relief. 1800–1750 BCE, British Museum, London.


Other (Films, Video Games, Exhibits, etc.)

    Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Berlanti Productions, 2018–2020.

    Anno, Hideaki. Neon Genesis Evangelion. TV Tokyo, 1995–1996.

    Besson, Luc, director. The Fifth Element. Columbia Pictures, 1997.

    Jacobovici, Simcha. "Lilith: Queen of the Night." The Naked Archaeologist, season 3, episode 9, 18 Nov. 2010.

    Kapinos, Tom. Lucifer. Jerry Bruckheimer Television, 2016–2021.

    Khadka, Shukirti. Lilith Through the Times, 2021, https://skhadka.sites.gettysburg.edu/Lilith/.

    Rossen, Robert. Lilith. Columbia Pictures, 1964.

    Shely, Joe. Diablo IV. Blizzard Entertainment, 2023.