Asclepius: Medicine and Cult

by Florian Steger

Throughout antiquity patients sought relief and healing from their afflictions in the sanctuaries of Asclepius, the God of healing. The Asclepian healing cult included sacrifices, ablutions and incubation. In their dreams, the patients received therapeutic instructions. But not only miraculous cures occurred in the Asclepieia, nor were these sacred sites the last refuge of the seriously ill. Using selected examples from the Roman Imperial Period,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3515121978
• ISBN13: 9783515121972
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
• Length: 166 Pages