Exploring the Sacred Landscape of the Ancient Peloponnese

'It is clear that much work has been done, even simply by compiling this number of sites with varying types and extents of evidence and scholarship. It is an excellent guidebook to the areas included and should prove a useful and consultable volume for those interested in the religious life of the four study regions.' ??? Shannon M. Dunn (2025): Bryn Mawr Classical Review

???L???auteure y parvient en livrant une masse d???informations bien ordonn??es, lesquelles servent, ... de synth??se ?? l???ensemble, visant ?? mieux saisir le rapport entre hommes et dieux dans l?????le de P??lops.??? [translated] ???The author achieves this by providing a well-organized body of information, ??? which serves as a synthesis for the whole, aiming to better understand the relationship between men and gods on the island of Pelops.??? ??? Jean-Robert Gisler (2025): Museum Helveticum Volume 82

???Der vorliegende Band bietet eine sch??ne ??bersicht ??ber Heiligt??mer und heilige Orte im S??den und Westen der Peloponnes mit instruktiven Angaben auch zu wenig bekannten bzw. beachteten St??tten. Das ist ein gro??er Verdienst der Arbeit. Die Forschungsfragen, welche in den Vordergrund gestellt werden, ordnen sich in den wissenschaftlichen Diskurs ein und geben konstruktive Anregungen.??? [translated] ???The present volume offers a nice overview of sanctuaries and holy places in the south and west of the Peloponnese with instructive information also on little-known or noticed sites. This is a great merit of the work. The research questions that are placed in the foreground are integrated into the scientific discourse and provide constructive suggestions.??? ??? Soi Agelidis (2025): sehepunkte Issue 25, no. 11

???All in all, the author has succeeded in bringing together a large body of widely dispersed material and, on this basis, shedding light on the many facets of cults and sanctuaries in the Peloponnese. This work can now serve as a starting point for more focused investigations of these aspects.??? [translated] ??? Historische Zeitschrift vol. 322/3 (2026)

???In conclusion, the present volume is extremely helpful and???unfortunately???equally problematic. The collection of sacred sites in a systematic catalogue, accompanied by the relevant tables and maps, will become an invaluable guide to anyone interested in the archaeology of religion of the Central and Southern Peloponnese. The descriptions of the individual sites, however, remain epigrammatic and descriptive at their best, the methodology, .. is not really explained anywhere, and the analyses in the second part of the book lie somewhere between the obvious and the superficial. ??? The A. should have taken more time to either truly develop the second (analytical) part into something more original or to focus exclusively on the archaeology of sacred sites discussed in part one, expand their material analysis, and offer an innovative archaeological commentary on the cults and sanctuaries of the central and southern landscapes of the Peloponnese. She tried to do both and ended up with a missed opportunity; still, her book will make any future discussion of the archaeology of religion in this small but important part of the ancient Greek world much easier.??? - Ioannis Mylonopoulos (2025): Kernos 38