{"product_id":"the-galli-priests-of-cybele-christopher-cavanagh-9781350551039","title":"The Galli Priests of Cybele: Ancient Sexuality and Identity Through Global Cultures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresenting 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. \u003c\/b\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Cavanagh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350551031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350551039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Christopher Cavanagh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49000055439615,"sku":"9781350551039","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-galli-priests-of-cybele-christopher-cavanagh-9781350551039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}