Pilgrimage and Literary Tradition
Pilgrimage and Literary Tradition

Author: Philip Edwards

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-05-05

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780521847629

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An original and wide-ranging study of the pilgrimage theme in literature.

Pilgrimage Explored
Pilgrimage Explored

Author: Jennie Stopford

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780952973430

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The history and underlying ideology of pilgrimage examined, from prehistory to the middle ages.

Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in the Medieval West
Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in the Medieval West

Author: Diana Webb

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2001-02-16

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 0857715666

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Pilgrimage was an integral part not only of medieval religion but medieval life, and from its origins in the 4th-century Meditteranean world rapidly spread to northern Europe as a pan-European devotional phenomenon. Drawing upon original source materials, this text seeks to uncover the motives of pilgrims and the details of their preparation, maintenance, hazards on the route, and their ideas about pilgrimage sites - especially Jerusalem, Compostela and Rome - and gives an account of the multiplicity of interest which grew up around the many shrines along the way. The period covered is from about 1000 AD to 1500 AD - before the first crusade and the beginning of the great growth in pilgrimage in the Orthodox church, Byzantine of Russia. The bibliography includes printed sources and a listing of secondary works.

The Oxford Handbook of Mary
The Oxford Handbook of Mary

Author: Chris Maunder

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-08-07

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 0192511157

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The Oxford Handbook of Mary offers an interdisciplinary guide to Marian Studies, including chapters on textual, literary, and media analysis; theology; Church history; art history; studies on devotion in a variety of forms; cultural history; folk tradition; gender analysis; apparitions and apocalypticism. Featuring contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars, the Handbook looks at both Eastern and Western perspectives and attempts to correct imbalance in previous books on Mary towards the West. The volume also considers Mary in Islam and pilgrimages shared by Christian, Muslim, and Jewish adherents. While Mary can be a source of theological disagreement, this authoritative collection shows Mary's rich potential for inter-faith and inter-denominational dialogue and shared experience. It covers a diverse number of topics that show how Mary and Mariology are articulated within ecclesiastical contexts but also on their margins in popular devotion. Newly-commissioned essays describe some of the central ideas of Christian Marian thought, while also challenging popularly-held notions. This invaluable reference for students and scholars illustrates the current state of play in Marian Studies as it is done across the world.

Medieval European Pilgrimage c.700-c.1500
Medieval European Pilgrimage c.700-c.1500

Author: Diana Webb

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-03-14

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1403913803

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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.