Sanctity and Pilgrimage in Medieval Southern Italy, 1000-1200

by Paul Oldfield

Book Overview

Southern Italy's strategic location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean gave it a unique position as a frontier for the major religious faiths of the medieval world, where Latin Christian, Greek Christian and Muslim communities coexisted. In this study, the first to offer a comprehensive analysis of sanctity and pilgrimage in southern Italy between 1000 and 1200, Paul Oldfield presents a fascinating picture of a politically and culturally fragmented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316648907
• ISBN13: 9781316648902
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"