The Galli Priests of Cybele
Ancient Sexuality and Identity through Global Cultures
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 9 July 2026
- ISBN 9781350551039
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
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- Illustrations 38 bw illus 700
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Short description:
Explores the Galli priests of the Roman cult of Cybele, the Great Mother goddess, focusing on archaeological evidence, and draws on comparative religious case studies from Polynesia, India and North America.
MoreLong description:
Presenting a study of the Galli priests of the Roman cult of Cybele, the Great Mother goddess, this book examines the archaeological evidence to give a clearer picture of the priesthood. The Galli were priests renowned in Antiquity for their crossdressing, mendicant, ecstatic behaviour and their infamous act of self-castration. However, most of our understanding of the Galli comes from an incomplete, fragmentary and scathing literary record. This book aims to rectify this imbalance by re-assessing them in light of the material evidence, and by comparing them with subsequent cultural groups.
Through the use of three comparative case studies from Polynesia, India and North America, this book analyses the ancient social group with these three modern 'gender variant' counterparts to highlight the 'othered' identity and experience of the Galli. The study reveals shared similarities regarding gendered 'other' attire, religious associations and sexual relationships. This approach offers a remarkable insight into the Galli cult, and poses questions on how similar human social groups operate, irrespective of time and place.
Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Galli and Ancient Sexuality
Chapter 2: Comparing the Galli Archaeological Record - Latium/Anatolia
Chapter 3: The Hijra
Chapter 4: The Berdache/Two Spirit
Chapter 5: The Polynesian Mahu
Chapter 6: Comparing the Groups with the Galli Archaeological Data
Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
Appendices
Index
