Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor

By Beate Dignas

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199254087
• ISBN13: 9780199254088
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 8.7"