Archaeology, Historicity, and Homosexuality in the New Cultus of Antinous: Perceptions of the Past in a Contemporary Pagan Religion
In the second century, the Roman Emperor Hadrian deified his male lover, Antinous, after the latter drowned in the Nile. Antinous’ worship was revived in the late twentieth century, primarily by gay men and other queer-identified individuals, with Antinous himself being recast as "the Gay God.&...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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equinox
2017
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International journal for the study of new religions
Jahr: 2017, Band: 8, Heft: 2, Seiten: 237-259 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Homosexuality
B Queer B Antinous B Classical Reception Studies B Reconstructionism B Modern Paganism |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In the second century, the Roman Emperor Hadrian deified his male lover, Antinous, after the latter drowned in the Nile. Antinous’ worship was revived in the late twentieth century, primarily by gay men and other queer-identified individuals, with Antinous himself being recast as "the Gay God." |
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| ISSN: | 2041-952X |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.37618 |