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1 online resource (xxii, 427 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-409) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Beginnings, to 325; 2. Consequences of Constantine, 325-350; 3. Dissemination: The Spread of Interest in Western Europe, 350-600; 4. The Frankish Kingdoms and the Carolingians, 600-1000; 5. Towards the First Crusade; 6. Latin Jerusalem, 1099-1187; 7. Christendom Refashioned; 8. Failure and Endeavour, 1187-1291; 9. The 'Great Pilgrimage' in the Later Middle Ages, 1291-1530; 10. Sepulchres and Calvaries, 1291-1530; 11. The End of the Pilgrimage, 1530-1630; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
What was the impact of the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem on the history of western Europe? Colin Morris shows that the Holy Sepulchre had a vital influence on pilgrimage, the Crusades, the cult of the Cross, and art and architecture. The recovery of the Tomb was a central objective of the Crusades, and so Morris examines the emergence of hostility between Christendom and Islam. - ;The tomb of Christ at Jerusalem was a vital influence in the making of Western Europe. Pilgrimage there influenced the development of society and its structures. The desire to 'bring the Sepulchre to the West' in copie. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Holy Sepulcher -- History.
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Holy Sepulcher. |
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History. |
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Middle Ages.
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Middle Ages. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Morris, Colin, 1928- Sepulchre of Christ and the medieval West. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 0198269285 9780198269281 (DLC) 2004027967 (OCoLC)57186251 |
| ISBN |
9780191520600 (electronic book) |
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0191520608 (electronic book) |
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0198269285 (alkaline paper) |
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9780198269281 (alkaline paper) |
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