Pilgrimage: The English Experience from Becket to Bunyan

by Peter Roberts

Book Overview

Pilgrimage was a central feature of medieval English life which affected history, politics, art and literature. The shrines were destroyed during the Reformation and pilgrimage stopped, yet the idea of pilgrimage continued - refashioned - in Protestant theology and in the exploration of the newly discovered world. By reaching beyond the Reformation to explore the transformation of the idea of the pilgrim in Protestant spirituality, this book confronts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521152968
• ISBN13: 9780521152969
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"