An analysis of the religious experiences of the Greco-Roman sophist, Aelius Aristides. As a member of the cult of Asclepius, Aristides recorded his nocturnal dreams, waking visions and spiritual healings in a diary entitled the Sacred Tales. A study of this diary sheds light on the spiritual environment of the Roman world in the first and second century CE.
- ISBN10 1463202326
- ISBN13 9781463202323
- Publish Date 12 August 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Gorgias Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 168
- Language English