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.
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.
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.
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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
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
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