Pilgrimage in Graeco-Roman and Early Christian Antiquity

Pilgrimage in Graeco-Roman and Early Christian Antiquity
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 533
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ISBN-10 : 9780191566752
ISBN-13 : 0191566756
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Download or read book Pilgrimage in Graeco-Roman and Early Christian Antiquity written by Jas' Elsner and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a range of case-studies of pilgrimage in Graeco-Roman antiquity, drawing on a wide variety of evidence. It rejects the usual reluctance to accept the category of pilgrimage in pagan polytheism and affirms the significance of sacred mobility not only as an important factor in understanding ancient religion and its topographies but also as vitally ancestral to later Christian practice.


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