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In Truly Beyond Wonders Alexia Petsalis-Diomidis investigates texts and material evidence associated with healing pilgrimage in the Roman empire during the second century AD. Her focus is upon one particular pilgrim, the famous orator Aelius Aristides, whose Sacred Tales, his fascinating account of dream visions, gruelling physical treatments, and sacred journeys, has been largely misunderstood and marginalized. Petsalis-Diomidis rehabilitates this text by placingit within the material context of the sanctuary of Asklepios at Pergamon, where the author spent two years in search of healing. The

Asklepieion (Léntas, Greece). --- Asklepieion (Léntas, Greece) --- Healing --- Pilgrims and pilgrimages --- Processions, Religious --- Travelers --- Voyages and travels --- Shrines --- Curing (Medicine) --- Therapeutics --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Roman religion --- Aristides, Aelius. --- Asklepieion (Léntas, Greece) --- Religious aspects --- Roman religion. --- Pilgrimages and pilgrims --- Spiritual tourism