Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor

by Beate Dignas

Overview

This original study challenges the idea that sanctuaries in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor were fully institutionalized within the poleis that hosted them. Examining the forms of interaction between rulers, cities, and sanctuaries, the book proposes a triangular relationship in which the rulers often acted as mediators between differing interests of city and cult.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199254088
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/20/2003
Series:	Oxford Classical Monographs
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Beate Dignas is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Sanctuaries and Cities1. Assessing Sacred Wealth: Finances, Land, Administration2. The Cults under Hellenistic Rule3. The Cults under Roman Rule4. Sanctuaries in Asia Minor between Continuity and Change