Viewing Health: Asclepia in their Natural Settings

In this paper, it is argued that there existed a Greco-Roman perception that the views of the surrounding landscapes from Greek healing sanctuaries contributed towards the heath of the pilgrim who visited the sites. Although much has been written about the religious aspects of the healing event in A...

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Main Author: Baker, Patricia Anne 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2017]
In: Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 143-163
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Classical antiquity / Asclepieion / Landscape / Visual perception / Healing
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
TB Antiquity
Further subjects:B Mountains
B Phenomenology
B Landscapes
B Health
B Vision
B Pilgrims
B ASCLEPIA
B SEASCAPES
B HEALTHSCAPES
B Sensory Perception
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