The Ritualized Bodies of Cybele's Galli and the
 Methodological Problem of the Plurality of Explanations

The explanandum in this article is the self-castration of Cybele's Galli. The explanans is the various theories that have been put forward to elucidate this phenomenon. The author begins by sketching out the complicated religio-historical scene for this ritual, then introduces the plurality of...

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Main Author: J. Södergård
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 1993-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67211