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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| description | 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 theories concerning Galli's ritual self-castration, so that the intellectual dilemma of evaluation and preference is obvious; which one of the theories is decisive? Are they necessary or sufficient? Do they compete or cooperate? The aim of this article is also to make a critical methodological evaluation of the use of psychological determinants in religio-historical studies of the self-castration of the Galli in the cult of Cybele and Attis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1244a6312e2b4139a9473d4d49d27f652022-12-22T01:41:42ZengDonner InstituteScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis0582-32262343-49371993-01-011510.30674/scripta.67211The Ritualized Bodies of Cybele's Galli and the
Methodological Problem of the Plurality of ExplanationsJ. SödergårdThe 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 theories concerning Galli's ritual self-castration, so that the intellectual dilemma of evaluation and preference is obvious; which one of the theories is decisive? Are they necessary or sufficient? Do they compete or cooperate? The aim of this article is also to make a critical methodological evaluation of the use of psychological determinants in religio-historical studies of the self-castration of the Galli in the cult of Cybele and Attis.https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67211RitualBody, HumanMethodologyPsychoanalysisMythology, GreekMythology, Roman |
| spellingShingle | J. Södergård The Ritualized Bodies of Cybele's Galli and the Methodological Problem of the Plurality of Explanations Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis Ritual Body, Human Methodology Psychoanalysis Mythology, Greek Mythology, Roman |
| title | The Ritualized Bodies of Cybele's Galli and the
Methodological Problem of the Plurality of Explanations |
| title_full | The Ritualized Bodies of Cybele's Galli and the
Methodological Problem of the Plurality of Explanations |
| title_fullStr | The Ritualized Bodies of Cybele's Galli and the
Methodological Problem of the Plurality of Explanations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Ritualized Bodies of Cybele's Galli and the
Methodological Problem of the Plurality of Explanations |
| title_short | The Ritualized Bodies of Cybele's Galli and the
Methodological Problem of the Plurality of Explanations |
| title_sort | ritualized bodies of cybele s galli and the
methodological problem of the plurality of explanations |
| topic | Ritual Body, Human Methodology Psychoanalysis Mythology, Greek Mythology, Roman |
| url | https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67211 |
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