Pilgrimage and Economy in the Ancient Mediterranean

Anna Collar (Ph.D. Exeter 2009), is Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at the University of Southampton, UK. She has published on topics relating to Roman cults, landscapes and network analysis in archaeology, including Religious Networks in the Roman Empire (CUP 2013).Troels Myrup Kristensen (Ph.D. Aarhus 2009), is Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology at Aarhus University, Denmark. His research interests are ancient Mediterranean pilgrimage, visual culture and contemporary engagements with classical heritage. Contributors are: Anna Collar, Marlena Whiting, Hélène Aurigny, Marietta Horster, Robin Jensen, F.S. Naiden, Esther Eidinow, Troels Myrup Kristensen, Louise Blanke, Max Ritter, Barbara Kowalzig, Dan-el Padilla Peralta.

• PrefaceAuthor BiographiesList of IllustrationsAbbreviations1 Embedded Economies of Ancient Mediterranean PilgrimageAnna Collar and Troels Myrup Kristensenpart 1: Movements2 Movement, Labour and Devotion: a Virtual Walk to the Sanctuary at Mount KasiosAnna Collar3 Braided Networks: Pilgrimage and the Economics of Travel Infrastructure in the Late Antique Holy LandMarlena Whitingpart 2: Communities4 Gathering in the Panhellenic Sanctuary at Delphi: an Archaeological ApproachHélène Aurigny5 Hellenistic Festivals: Aspects of the Economic Impact on Cities and SanctuariesMarietta Horster6 Housing Pilgrims in Late Antiquity: Patrons, Buildings, and ServicesRobin M. Jensenpart 3: Transactions7 The Monetisation of SacrificeF.S. Naiden8 ‘What Will You Give Me?’: Narratives of Religious ExchangeEsther Eidinow9 Space, Exchange and the Embedded Economies of Greek Sanctuaries Troels Myrup Kristensen10 Pricing Salvation: Visitation, Donation and the Monastic Economies in Late Antique and Early Islamic EgyptLouise Blanke11 Do ut des: the Function of Eulogiai in the Byzantine Pilgrimage EconomyMax Ritterpart 4: Sociological and Comparative Perspectives12 Festivals, Fairs and Foreigners: Towards an Economics of Religion in the Mediterranean Longue DuréeBarbara Kowalzig13 Gods of Trust: Ancient Delos and the Modern Economics of ReligionDan-el Padilla PeraltaIndex