The Dreams and Visions of Aelius Aristides

A Case-Study in the History of Religions

John Stephens author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Gorgias Press

Published:12th Aug '13

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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.

ISBN: 9781463202323

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168 pages