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Cover illustration: Mylasa seen through the windows of Andron A at Labraunda (photo author).
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Williamson, Christina G., author.
Title: Urban rituals in sacred landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor / by Christina G. Williamson.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927–7633 ; volume 196 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021008130 (print) | LCCN 2021008131 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004461260 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004461277 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Shrines—Turkey. | Temples, Greek—Turkey. | Sacred space—Turkey. | Cities and towns, Ancient—Turkey. | City and town life—Turkey. | Turkey—Religion. | Turkey—Religious life and customs.
Classification: LCC BL795.S47 W55 2021 (print) | LCC BL795.S47 (ebook) | DDC 292.3/809392—dc23
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ISSN 0927-7633
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