Pilgrims in Stone: Stone images from the Gallo-Roman sanctuary of Fontes Sequanae (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780860549550)

Pilgrims in Stone presents a study of the stone pilgrim-imagery from the Gallo-Roman shrine to Sequanae, goddess of the river Seine at its spring-source, Fontes Sequanae near Dijon in Burgundy. The work results from a longstanding programme of research into Gallo-Roman healing sanctuaries and the rituals associated with such sites, and from an especial concern with the manner in which the worshippers at these curative spring-shrines presented themselves iconographically. The images of the supplicants to these sanctuaries, or of models of body-parts depicting specific maladies, express the desire, on the part of worshippers, to communicate with the supernatural forces who were the perceived recipients of veneration . The study comprises an in-depth investigation into the religious and social significance of the cult of Sequana at Fontes Sequanae, as expressed by the iconography presented as offerings by her devotees.

Author: Miranda J. Aldhouse Green
ISBN-10: 0860549550
ISBN-13: 9780860549550
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
Language: English
Published: 12/31/1999
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.52d