The Cult of Pan in Ancient Greece (English and French Edition)

Religion & Spirituality

Borgeaud, Philippe

Religious Studies

Univ of Chicago Pr

Text: English, French (translation)

Worshiped throughout the ancient Mediterranean world, the "Mother of the Gods" was known by a variety of names. Among peoples of Asia Minor, where her cult first began, she often shared the names of local mountains. The Greeks commonly called her Cybele, the name given to her by the Phrygians of Asia Minor, and identified her with their own mother goddesses Rhea, Gaia, and Demeter. The Romans adopted her worship at the end of the Second Punic War and called her Mater Magna, Great Mother. Her cult became one of the three most important mystery cults in the Roman Empire, along with those of Mithras and Isis. And as Christianity took hold in the Roman world, ritual elements of her cult were incorporated into the burgeoning cult of the Virgin Mary.
In Mother of the Gods, Philippe Borgeaud traces the journey of this divine figure through Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome between the sixth century B.C. and the fourth century A.D. He examines how the Mother of the Gods was integrated into specific cultures, what she represented to those who worshiped her, and how she was used as a symbol in art, myth, and even politics. The Mother of the Gods was often seen as a dualistic figure: ancestral and foreign, aristocratic and disreputable, nurturing and dangerous. Borgeaud's challenging and nuanced portrait opens new windows on the ancient world's sophisticated religious beliefs and shifting cultural identities.

Mother of the Gods: From Cybele to the Virgin Mary

History

Ancient Civilizations

Johns Hopkins University Press

Ariane, le labyrinthe. Catalogue de l'exposition de Jean-Claude Prêtre

Arts & Photography

Le Bot, Marc

BUTOR, MICHEL

History & Criticism

BIB DES ARTS

"Exercices d histoire des religions" is a collection of the most important articles published by Philippe Borgeaud during his career as the professor of history of religions at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). These nineteen studies showcase the many reflections of the Swiss scholar of religion on the categories and tools used to describe and compare such evanescent concepts as religions, myths and rituals, and his methodology for a critical and comparative study of ancient and modern religions. Through them, readers will gain a clear understanding of the importance such an approach can wield in the contemporary discussions and dissents about religions. "Exercices d histoire des religions" rassemble les articles les plus importants publies par Philippe Borgeaud durant sa carriere en tant que professeur d histoire des religions a l Universite de Geneve. Ces dix-neuf enquetes illustrent les reflexions du savant suisse sur les outils et categories utilises par l historien des religions pour decrire et comparer des concepts aussi evanescents que les - religions -, les - mythes - ou les - rituels -, et sur le role joue par les emotions dans leur elaboration. A travers eux, le lecteur est amene a decouvrir la methode developpee par Philippe Borgeaud pour etudier de maniere critique et comparative les religions antiques et modernes, une approche sans doute fondamentale pour mieux saisir les discussions et controverses contemporaines sur ce sujet."

Exercices D’histoire Des Religions: Comparaison, Rites, Mythes Et Émotions (Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture, 20) (French Edition)

Brill Academic Pub

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