A fully illustrated study of healing pilgrimage in the Roman empire during the second century AD. The focus is upon one particular pilgrim, the famous orator Aelius Aristides, whose Sacred Tales is examined in the context of the sanctuary of Asklepios at Pergamon, where the author spent two years in search of healing.
| Autor: | Petsalis-Diomidis Alexia |
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| ISBN: | 9780199561902 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Oxford Academic |
| Veröffentlicht: | 04.03.2010 |
| Untertitel: | Aelius Aristides and the Cult of Asklepios |
| Schlagworte: | Ancient History Ancient Rome Ancient World Ancient religions & mythologies Ancient religions and Mythologies Archaeology by period / region BCE period – Protohistory BCE to c 500 CE Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Classical history / classical civilisation HISTORY / Ancient / Rome RELIGION / Ancient RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology RELIGION / Devotional SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology Worship, rites & ceremonies Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals |
Alexia Petsalis-Diomidis is Lecturer in Art and Archaeology at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.