| Cybele, Attis and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren Contributor(s): Lane, Eugene N. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004101969 ISBN-13: 9789004101968 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $342.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 292.211 |
| LCCN: 95050321 |
| Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.52" W x 9.62" (2.02 lbs) 454 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |