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Diana
Webb.
Medieval European Pilgrimage.
Basingstoke: Palgrave,
2002.
European
Culture & Society series.
xvii,201pp.
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Hardback ISBN 0333762592;
Paperback ISBN
0333762606 £14.99
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 they followed by
land and water made up a complex web which covered the face of Europe,
and their travels required a range of support services, including the
protection
of rulers (who were themselves often pilgrims). Pilgrimage left its
mark
not only on the landscape but also on the art and literature of Europe.
Diana
Webb's engaging
book offers the reader a fresh introduction to the history of European
Christian pilgrimage in the twelve hundred years between the conversion
of the Emperor Constantine and the beginnings of the Protestant
Reformation.
As well as exploring this multi-faceted activity, it considers both the
geography of pilgrimage and its significant cultural legacy.
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