| Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages: A Reader Contributor(s): Whalen, Brett Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 144260199X ISBN-13: 9781442601994 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 263.041 |
| Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pilgrimage inspired and shaped the distinct experiences of commoners and nobles, men and women, clergy and laity for over a thousand years. Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages: A Reader is a rich collection of primary sources for the history of Christian pilgrimage in Europe and the Mediterranean world from the fourth through the sixteenth centuries. The collection illustrates the far-reaching significance and consequences of pilgrimage for the culture, society, economics, politics, and spirituality of the Middle Ages. Brett Edward Whalen focuses on sites within Europe and beyond its borders, including the holy places of Jerusalem, and provides documents that shed light upon Eastern Christian, Jewish, and Islamic pilgrimages. The result is an innovative sourcebook that offers a window into broader trends, shifts, and transformations in the Middle Ages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Whalen, Brett Edward: - Brett Edward Whalen is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of Dominion of God: Christendom and Apocalypse in the Middle Ages (Harvard University Press, 2009). |