1st Edition
Pilgrims and Politics Rediscovering the Power of the Pilgrimage
Edited By Antón M. Pazos
Copyright 2012
224 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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The objective of this book is to analyse the historical relationships between the phenomenon of Christian pilgrimage and political power within Europe, from the Middle Ages up to the present day. It establishes a discussion in which the twelve contributors to the volume can compare very different situations, such as the medieval pilgrimages and politics in the Latin East as part of warfare and... Read more
Introduction, Antón M.Pazos; Chapter 1 The Pilgrims’ Way of St James and Islam, Ana María CarballeiraDebasa; Chapter 2 Political Pilgrims and Political Saints in Medieval England, Robert N.Swanson; Chapter 3 The Ordeal of Bishop Adaulfo, Carlos BaliñasPérez; Chapter 4 Between Warfare and Conflict Resolution, YvonneFriedman; Chapter 5 The Role of the Order of St John in Pilgrimage and Politics, Paula Maria de Carvalho PintoCosta; Chapter 6 Pilgrimage with Added Benefits, BrendaBolton; Chapter 7 Lucca and Pilgrimage in the Later Middle Ages, ChristineMeek; Chapter 8 The Politics of Pilgrim Care, JoséAndrés-Gallego; Chapter 9 Old and New Pilgrimages in the Context of the Spanish Civil War, Antón M.Pazos; Chapter 10 Pilgrimages in Slovenia and their Political Significance, VincencRajšp; Chapter 11 Pilgrimages to Taizé from Estonia, RihoAltnurme; Chapter 12 New Forms of Pilgrimage, HughMcLeod;
Biography
Antón M. Pazos is Vicedirector of the Instituto de Estudios Gallegos 'Padre Sarmiento' CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) and president of the Commission Internationale d'Histoire et d'Études du Christianisme (CIHEC).
’...this study will add to our understanding of the context in which material culture must be interpreted and for that reason it is of value to the archaeologist of religion.’ Medieval Archeaology
