Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
Anthony Fraser
- This
- book
- provides
- a
- comprehensive
- exploration
- of
- the
- history,
- evolution,
- and
- significance
- of
- pilgrimage
- from
- the
- medieval
- period
- to
- the
- present
- day,
- examining
- the
- interplay
- between
- religious
- devotion,
- personal
- transformation,
- social
- dynamics,
- and
- the
- environment.
- Beginning
- with
- an
- analysis
- of
- the
- medieval
- roots
- of
- pilgrimage,
- the
- text
- traces
- the
- practice's
- development
- through
- key
- historical
- events
- such
- as
- the
- Crusades,
- the
- rise
- of
- chivalric
- ideals,
- and
- the
- flourishing
- of
- pilgrimage
- routes
- like
- those
- to
- Santiago
- de
- Compostela,
- Rome,
- and
- Jerusalem.
- The
- book
- delves
- into
- the
- theological
- and
- spiritual
- motivations
- behind
- pilgrimage,
- exploring
- how
- it
- functioned
- as
- both
- an
- act
- of
- penance
- and
- a
- means
- of
- securing
- divine favor.
