Medieval European Pilgrimage C.700-C.1500

by Diana Webb

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333762606
• ISBN13: 9780333762608
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"