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This volume explores the religious motivations for pilgrimage and reveals the main preoccupations of worshippers in Ancient Greece. Dillon examines the main sanctuaries of Delphi, Epidauros and Olympia, as well as the less well-known oracle of Didyma in Asia Minor and the festivals at the Isthmus of Corinth. He discusses the modes of travel to the sites, means of communication between pilgrims... Read more
Preface Introduction 1. Official Pilgrimage Invitations and Sacred Truces 2. The Sanctity of Greek Pilgrims 3. Pilgrimage Destinations I: Mystery Cults, Healing Sanctuaries and Oracles 4. Pilgrimage Destinations II: Contests at Panhellenic Festivals 5. Pilgrimages by Ethnic Groups 6. Cult Regulations at Sanctuaries 7. The Female Pilgrim 8. Organizational Requirements at Pilgrimage Sites Footnotes Abbreviations Bibliography Index
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Matthew Dillon
`a useful guide to the information available about Greek pilgrimage. - Method and Theory in the Study of Religion, 1999
'An important work which demands the attention of all scholars seriously interested in ancient religion.' - The Classical Review
