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Basilides on the self-castration (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Eunuch devotees (kurgarru/gallos) 03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices 03.02 Cult of Ištar 03.02.02 Devotees of Ištar 03.02.02.02 Eunuch devotees (kurgarru/gallos) Self-castration 03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices 03.02 Cult of Ištar 03.02.04 Transsexuality/androgyny 03.02.04.01 Self-castration	Keywords eunuchs
Period 2nd century CE Roman Empire	Channel Christian-Greek philosophers and scholars

Text
Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.1:
Those who have castrated themselves on account of the kingdom of God choose this most rational way to avoid the difficulties of marriage, fearing the trouble of procuring necessities for their family.

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Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.1

Bibliography

Stevenson 2002, 129

Stevenson, Walter. “Eunuchs and early Christianity.” In: Shaun Tougher (ed.). Eunuchs in Antiquity and Beyond. Swansea: The Classical Press of Wales, London: Duckworth 2002, 123-142.

Amar Annus

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