Cybele, Attis and Related Cults

Cybele, Attis and Related Cults PDF

Author: Eugene N. Lane

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-08-27

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9004295887

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This volume brings together articles on the cult of the mother-goddess Cybele and her consort Attis, from the emergence of the religion in Anatolia through its expansion into Greece and Italy to the latest times of the Roman Empire and its farthest extent west, the Iberian Peninsula. It combines the work of established scholars with that of young researchers in the field, and represents a truly international perspective. The reader will find treatment inter alia of Cybele's emasculated priests, the Galli; the dissemination of Cybele-cult through the harbour city, Miletus; the cult of Cybele in Ephesus; the rock-cut sanctuary of Cybele at Akrai in Sicily; the competition between the Cybele-cult and Christianity; and the role of Attis in Neo-Platonic philosophy.

Attis

Attis PDF

Author: Maria Lancellotti

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-08-24

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9004295976

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This volume deals with the figure of Attis. The work aims to reconsider the mythical and cultic information about this character, trying to provide proof of the processes of "construction" and "reconstruction" that have contributed to the moulding of the different forms of Attis that developed as a result of various demands within different religious traditions. After an introduction about the history of the studies, the first part examines the oldest evidence on Attis, resorting to comparison with religious traditions earlier than or contemporary with Phrygian culture. The second part tackles the classical world and collects the elements of continuity and of innovation in respect of Asianic religious traditions. The third part analyses the problem of the processes of reinterpretation of the traditional cults that both the "pagan" philosophers and the fathers of the Church effected. The link between Attis and Death is discussed in the fourth part.

Soteriology and Mystic Aspects in the Cult of Cybele and Attis

Soteriology and Mystic Aspects in the Cult of Cybele and Attis PDF

Author: Giulia Sfameni Gasparro

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-09-07

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9004296557

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Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE MYSTIC CULT OF CYBELE IN CLASSICAL GREECE -- MYSTERIES IN THE HELLENIZED CULT OF CYBELE -- MYSTIC ASPECTS IN THE “PHRYGIAN” MYTHICAL-RITUAL CYCLE -- THE PROBLEM OF THE PHRYGIAN MYSTERIES -- SOTERIOLOGICAL PROSPECTS IN THE CULT OF CYBELE -- MYSTIC AND SOTERIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE TAUROBOLIUM -- CONCLUSION -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ADDENDUM -- INDEX.

Legend of Attis in Greek and Roman art

Legend of Attis in Greek and Roman art PDF

Author: M.J. Vermaseren

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9004296166

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Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- ATTIS' BIRTH -- ATTIS' CHILDHOOD -- CYBELE'S PASSION FOR ATTIS -- ATTIS SESE MUTILANS ET MORIENS -- ATTIS TRISTIS ET HILARIS -- PLATE I.

Catullus' Poem on Attis

Catullus' Poem on Attis PDF

Author: Ruud R. Nauta

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-08-30

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 9047414462

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Catullus 63, the poem on Attis’ self-castration, regret, and final subjection to the goddess Cybele, has been called ‘the most remarkable poetical creation in the Latin language’. Scholarly debate has focused on the poem’s relationship to the myths and cults of Attis and Cybele, its dependence on Hellenistic models, its meanings for a Roman audience, and its unusual language and metre. In the present volume these questions are being addressed by a team of specialists in religious history, Hellenistic poetry, Roman poetry and culture, and Latin linguistics. The volume not only sheds much new light on a fascinating poem, it also demonstrates how the various disciplines of Classics may cooperate towards a better understanding of ancient culture. The contents of this volume also appear in Mnemosyne, 57,5. (2004), as a special issue on Catullus.

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