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Attis: Between Myth and History: King, Priest and God

Attis: Between Myth and History: King, Priest and God

Lancellotti, Maria

Hardcover

Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World,, Book 149

Religion General Mythology & FolkloreInterior Design

ISBN10: 9004128514
ISBN13: 9789004128514
Publisher: Brill
Published: Sep 27 2002
Pages: 210
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.78 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.68
Language: English
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.

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