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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Published in:International journal for the study of new religions
Main Author: White, Ethan Doyle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: equinox 2017
In: International journal for the study of new religions
Further subjects:B Homosexuality
B Queer
B Antinous
B Classical Reception Studies
B Reconstructionism
B Modern Paganism
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Summary: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."
ISSN:2041-952X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.37618