Urban rituals in sacred landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor In Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor Christina G. Williamson examines the phenomenon of monumental sanctuaries in the countryside of Asia Minor that accompanied the second rise of the Greek city state in the Hellenistic period. Moving beyond monolithic categories Williamson provides a transdisciplinary frame of analysis that takes into account the complex local histories landscapes material culture and social and political dynamics of such shrines in their transition towards becoming prestigious civic sanctuaries. This frame of analysis is applied to four case studies: the sanctuaries of Zeus Labraundos Sinuri Hekate at Lagina and Zeus Panamaros. All in Karia these well documented shrines offer valuable insights for understanding religious strategies adopted by emerging cities as they sought to establish their position in the expanding world.. Readership: Anyone interested in landscape sanctuaries and urbanization in Hellenistic Asia Minor local processes of transformation or performative ritual and social cohesion