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Colin
Morris.
The
Sepulchre of Christ and the Medieval West: From the Beginning to 1600.
Oxford
U.P., 2005.
216mm x
138mm.
454
pages, numerous halftones, 1 map.
Publisher's
recommended price
Hardback
ISBN 0198269285, £55.00
The tomb of Christ at
Jerusalem was a vital influence in the making of Western Europe.
Pilgrimage there influenced the development of society and its
structures. The desire to 'bring the Sepulchre to the West' in copies
or memorials shaped art and religion, while the ambition to control
Christ's tomb was a central objective of the crusades. Western Europe
responded to the loss of Jerusalem by creating a new pilgrimage to the
East, by making kingdoms 'holy lands' for their subjects, and by
creating new pilgrim centres at home. This book brings together social,
political, and religious themes often considered in isolation.
Readership:
Medieval historians, especially those interested in the Crusades;
Church historians; scholars and students of art and religion
Contents:
1 Beginnings, to 325
2 Consequences of Constantine, 325-350
3 Dissemination: The Spread of Interest in Western Europe, 350-600
4 The Frankish Kingdoms and the Carolingians, 600-1000
5 Towards the First Crusade
6 Latin Jerusalem, 1099-1187
7 Christendom Refashioned
8 Failure and Endeavour
9 The Great Pilgrimage in the Late Middle Ages, 1291-1530
10 Sepulchres and Calvaries in the West, 1291-1530
11 The End of the Pilgrimage, 1530-1630.
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