Medieval European Pilgrimage c.700-c.1500

Diana Webb (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

201 Seiten

2002
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-76260-8 (ISBN)

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Medieval pilgrimage was, above all, an expression of religious faith, but this was not its only aspect. Men and women of all classes went on pilgrimage for a variety of reasons, sometimes by choice, sometimes involuntarily. They made both long and short journeys: to Rome, Jerusalem and Santiago on the one hand; to innumerable local shrines on the other. The routes that they followed by land and water made up a complex web which covered the face of Europe, and their travels required a range of support services, including the protection of rulers (who were themselves often pilgrims). Pilgrimage left its mark not only on the landscape but also on the art and literature of Europe.

Diana Webb's engaging book offers the reader a fresh introduction to the history of European Christian pilgrimage in the twelve hundred years between the conversion of Emperor Constantine and the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. As well as exploring this multi-faceted activity, it considers both the geography of pilgrimage and its significant cultural legacy.

DIANA WEBB is Senior Lecturer in History at King's College London. She is the author of a number of books on medieval religion and pilgrimage.

Map.- Introduction.- Medieval Pilgrimage: an Outline.- Motives for Pilgrimage.- Varieties of Pilgrim.- The Geography of Pilgrimage.- Pilgrimage in Medieval Culture.- Suggestions for Further Reading.- Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.5.2002
Reihe/Serie	European Culture and Society
Reihe/Serie	European Culture and Society
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 201 p.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	291 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
ISBN-10	0-333-76260-6 / 0333762606
ISBN-13	978-0-333-76260-8 / 9780333762608
Zustand	Neuware