Ælius Aristides: Dreams, Epiphanies, and the Asclepian

This chapter explores the influence of Ælius Aristides in late antiquity and the East Roman Middle Ages. It delves into his dreams and epiphanies, his struggles with hypochondria and love for the god Asclepius, and his depiction of time spent at the incubation sanctuary in Pergammon. The chapter also discusses the religious imaginary of an elite aristocratic esotericism within the Asclepian.