James Harpur

The Pilgrim Journey

A History of Pilgrimage in the Western World

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a concise and illuminating overview of both the 2000-year history and today's renewed importance of pilgrimage in the Western world for readers and travelers of every faith and none.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BlueBridge
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 132mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781629190150
• ISBN-10: 1629190152
• Artikelnr.: 47486616

Autorenporträt

JAMES HARPUR is a Cambridge-educated author whose books include The Atlas of Sacred Places, Revelations: The Medieval World, Love Burning in the Soul , and The Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea. He is also an award-winning poet. A passionate walker and traveler to sacred sites, he lives in the west of Ireland.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction 1
1. What is Pilgrimage? 5
2. Sacred Journeys in Ancient Times 11
3. Early Paths 21
4. The Age of Constantine 29
5. Celts and Anglo-Saxons 37
6. Decline and Revival 51
7. The New Millennium 59
8. Pilgrimage, Relics, and the Afterlife 65
9. On the Road 75
10. Rome 89
11. Santiago de Compostela 97
12. Canterbury 105
13. Jerusalem and the Holy Land 113
14. Changing Attitudes 119
15. From Reformation to Romanticism 125
16. Orthodox Pilgrimage 137
17. Modern Shrines 145
18. Sanctuaries in the Americas 161
19. Reviving the Past 169
Afterword 183
Notes 188
Bibliography 191
Index 196
Acknowledgments 202