Egeria's Travels

by John Wilkinson

Book Overview

Egeria, who was most probably a Spanish nun, visited the Holy Land only fifty years after the death of Constantine, making her work the earliest surviving account of the area. Her description of the Holy Land, particularly that of Jerusalem, are written with a loving attention to detail, making her the prime source of early Christian pilgrimage and worship.
The third edition of John Wilkinson's well-known book is completely updated and as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856687103
• ISBN13: 9780856687105
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 8.6"