This symposium, organized under the auspices of the collaborative research project “The Emergence of Sacred Travel (EST): Experience, Economy, and Connectivity in Ancient Mediterranean Pilgrimage” funded by a Sapere Aude grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research (www.sacredtravel.dk), aims to shed light on the economic role of sanctuaries and festivals in ancient pilgrimage.

See introduction (pdf)

See final programme (pdf)