The Cultural Biography of a Pilgrimage Token: From Hagiographical to Archaeological Evidence

Across the eastern Mediterranean, the personnel of late antique pilgrimage sites distributed terracotta tokens stamped with depictions of saints, scenes from the life of Christ, and related imagery. Using primarily hagiographical sources, scholars associate tokens with healing practices, the venerat...

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Main Author: Boero, Dina (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2020]
In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2020, Volume: 21/22, Issue: 1, Pages: 153-174
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Symeon, der Stylit der Jüngere, Heiliger 521-592 / Hagiography / Mediterranean (Ost) / Pilgrimage / Brand (Numismatics) / Souvenir / Private use
RelBib Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KCD Hagiography; saints
Further subjects:B Religionswissenschaften
B Theologie und Religion
B Altertumswissenschaften
B Antike Religionsgeschichte
B Klassische Altertumswissenschaften
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