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Hypochondria and Epiphany: The Strange Case of Ælius Aristides
Published 6 years, 10 months ago
Description
We examine one of the strangest records of personal religious experience and divine epiphany from antiquity, the Hieroi Logoi of Ælius Aristides. Come for the incubation, dream-initiations, and miraculous powers, stay for the interminable descriptions of dyspepsia.