Within the archaic and classical Greek world, the concept of ἀσυλία (asulia) began to develop in relation to the spaces in and around temples. Once there, refugees performed a supplication, pledged devotion to the god or goddess and then could be accepted into the sanctuary. Laying hands on someone who had sought asylum in a Greek sanctuary was a grave, impious and polluting offense. Organizations such as the Center for Immigration Studies, a (self-professed) non-partisan research group, have gone so far as to map the estimated 300 sanctuary cities operating within the United States. Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States https://t.co/EetFj2Jxit pic.twitter.com/lJVTCIhj9F — Kristine (@Kristin71089992) March 26, 2017A Brief Bibliography For Premodern Asylum And SanctuaryAngelos Chaniotis, “Conflicting Authorities.

Source: Forbes March 28, 2017 21:00 UTC