| Description |
xiv, 385 pages : map ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Readings in medieval civilizations and cultures ; 16
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Readings in medieval civilizations and cultures ; 16.
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| Form |
Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-385) and index. |
| Contents |
The origins of Christian pilgrimage -- Saints, travelers, and sacred spaces in the early medieval West -- Jerusalem and the holy places under Islamic rule -- Pilgrimage before and after the millennium -- Pilgrimage and holy war -- Pilgrimage and medieval society -- Pilgrimage and the wider world -- Pilgrimage and piety in the late Middle Ages. |
| Summary |
Chapter One: The Origins of Christian Pilgrimage -- 1. Pausanias's Guide to Greece -- 2. Josephus on the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem -- 3. The Promised Land in Christian Scripture -- 4. Eusebius on the Constantinian Peace -- 5. The Discovery of the True Cross -- 6. Julian the Apostate and the Temple Mount -- 7. The Pilgrimage of Etheria -- 8. Jerome on the Pilgrimage of Paula -- 9. Jerome on the Cult of Saints -- 10. The Life of Melania the Younger -- 11. The Breviary of Jerusalem -- 12. Life as Pilgrimage: Augustine's Confessions -- Chapter Two: Saints, Travelers, and Sacred Spaces in the Early Medieval West -- 13. The Churches of Rome -- 14. Devotion in Italy: Paulinus of Nola's Letters -- 15. Gregory of Tours on Shrines and Miracles in Merovingian Gaul -- 16. Pilgrims as Wanderers: The Voyage of Saint Brendan -- 17. Penance and Pilgrimage -- 18. Saint Boniface on Pilgrimage: Advice and Criticism -- 19. Charlemagne and the Churches of Rome -- 20. Regulating Pilgrimage in the Carolingian Empire -- 21. The Translation and Miracles of Saints Marcellinus and Peter -- 22. Criticizing the Cult of Saints: Claudius of Turin's Complaint -- 23. The "Saracen" Sack of Saint Peter's Basilica -- Chapter Three: Jerusalem and the Holy Places under Islamic Rule -- 24. A Christian Reaction to the Islamic Capture of Jerusalem -- 25. The Night Journey of Muhammad -- 26. The Pilgrimage of Arculf -- 27. The Hodoeporicon of Saint Willibald -- 28. Charlemagne's Legendary Journey to the East -- 29. The Monk Bernard's Journey to Jerusalem -- 30. Mukaddasi's Description of Syria -- 31. Diary of a Journey through Syria and Palestine -- Chapter Four: Pilgrimage Before and After the Millennium -- 32. Popular Devotion and the Peace of God -- 33. The Miracles of Saint Foy -- 34. A Penitent Pilgrim in Irons -- 35. The Destruction of the Holy Sepulcher -- 36. Millennial Devotion and Pilgrimage to the Holy Land -- 37. The Pilgrimage of Richard of Verdun -- 38. The German Pilgrimage of 1064-65 -- 39. A Canterbury Monk at Constantinople -- Chapter Five: Pilgrimage and Holy War -- 40. Peter the Hermit's Pilgrimage -- 41. The Conquest of Jerusalem in 1099 -- 42. The Relics of Saint George at Anchin -- 43. Monastic Criticisms of Crusading and Pilgrimage -- 44. The Pilgrimages of Bohemond of Taranto -- 45. The Travels of Saewulf -- 46. Pilgrimage from Russia to the Holy Land -- 47. The Tomb of the Patriarchs -- 48. Richard of Cornwall's Crusade -- Chapter Six: Pilgrimage and Medieval Society -- 49. Guibert of Nogent, On Saints and their Relics -- 50. Accommodating Pilgrims at the Church of St-Denis -- 51. Miracles at the Shrine of Thomas Becket -- 52. The Marvels of Rome -- 53. A Miracle of Mary Magdalene -- 54. The Pilgrim's Guide to St-James at Compostella -- 55. Liturgy for Pilgrims and Crusaders -- 56. Medieval Exempla and Pilgrimage -- 57. Jewish Host Desecration and Christian Veneration -- Chapter Seven: Pilgrimage and the Wider World -- 58. Muhammad al-Idrisi's Description of Jerusalem -- 59. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela -- 60. Rabban Sauma's Journey from the East -- 61. Ibn Battuta on the Pilgrimage Sites of Mecca -- 62. The Pilgrimage of Mansa Musa -- 63. Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo at Constantinople -- 64. Pero Tafur at Jerusalem -- Chapter Eight: Pilgrimage and Piety in the Late Middle Ages -- 65. The Jubilee Year of 1300 -- 66. Pilgrimage and Satire: The Canterbury Tales -- 67. Margery Kempe's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem -- 68. The Tribulations of Brother Felix -- 69. The Pilgrimage of Arnold von Harff -- 70. Thomas More on Saints, Shrines, and Pilgrims -- 71. Martin Luther on the Papacy and Pilgrimage -- 72. Mexico Meets Jerusalem: Motolinia's History of the Indians of New Spain. |
| Subject |
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
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Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Christian life -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
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Christian life. |
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages. |
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Travel, Medieval -- Sources.
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Travel, Medieval. |
| Added Author |
Whalen, Brett Edward.
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| ISBN |
9781442601994 paperback |
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144260199X paperback |
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