Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in the Medieval West

by Diana Webb

Book Overview

Pilgrimage was an integral part of both medieval religion and medieval life, and from its origins in the fourth-century Mediterranean world it spread rapidly to Northern Europe as a pan-European devotional phenomenon. Concentrating on the medieval Latin West, this book covers the period spanning the growth in pilgrimage during the seventh century to the Protestant Reformation in the 16-century, when pilgrimage ceased to be a vital part of European...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860646492
• ISBN13: 9781860646492
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"