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Pilgrims and pilgrimage in ancient Greece / Matthew Dillon.

By: Dillon, Matthew, 1963-
Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, [1997]Copyright date: ©1997Description: xix, 308 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415127750Subject(s): Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Greece -- History | Greece -- Religious life and customs | Temples -- Greece | Rites and ceremonies -- GreeceDDC classification: 938 LOC classification: DF121 | .D55 1997Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283) and index.
Contents:
Official pilgrimage invitations and sacred truces -- The sanctity of Greek pilgrims -- Pilgrimage destinations I: mystery cults, healing sanctuaries and oracles -- Pilgrimage destinations II: contests at Panhellenic festivals -- Pilgrimages by ethnic groups -- Cult regulations at sanctuaries -- The female pilgrim -- Organisational requirements at pilgrimage sites.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283) and index.

Official pilgrimage invitations and sacred truces -- The sanctity of Greek pilgrims -- Pilgrimage destinations I: mystery cults, healing sanctuaries and oracles -- Pilgrimage destinations II: contests at Panhellenic festivals -- Pilgrimages by ethnic groups -- Cult regulations at sanctuaries -- The female pilgrim -- Organisational requirements at pilgrimage sites.

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