Sanctuary of Eshmun at Bustan el-Sheikh
Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Sacred site / complex
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Sanctuary of Eshmun at Bustan el-Sheikh is cataloged as a Sacred site / complex within Historical Religions & Mystery Cults. Its candidate country context is “Lebanon” and its period or origin is “Late seventh century BCE through late antiquity.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Sidonian Phoenician religion.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Temple of Eshmun; Eshmun sanctuary near Sidon; Bustan al-Shaykh sanctuary
- Parent tradition
- Sidonian Phoenician religion
- Public geographic context
- Lebanon
- Period / origin
- Late seventh century BCE through late antiquity
- Living / historical status
- Protected archaeological sanctuary on UNESCO's Tentative List
- Access / protocol
- Open / public
- Evidence status
- Related-entry source
Geography
CandidateLebanon
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Stable attribution
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Sanctuary of Eshmun at Bustan el-Sheikh. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 4553. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/4553
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