1st Edition

English Mediaeval Pilgrimage

By D. J. Hall Copyright 1967
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1965, English Medieval Pilgrimage provides a detailed overview of the history of pilgrimage during the medieval period. The book looks at how the process of pilgrimage was more than a religious exercise, acting as a custom, a means of escape and a form of entertainment, as well as being an act of profound faith. The book argues that the medieval pilgrimage cannot be... Read more

1. Pilgrimage and the Mediaeval Mind

2. Saint Winefrede of Holywell

3. The Shrines of Glastonbury

4. Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne and Durham

5. The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

6. Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury

7. Saint Edward the Confessor

8. Saint Alban the Protomartyr

9. The Holy Rood of Bromholm

10. Conclusion

Index

Biography

D. J. Hall