Pilgrimage in Medieval England
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The men and women who gathered at the Tabard Inn in Southwark in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are only the most famous of the tens of thousands of English pilgrims, from kings to peasants, who set off to the shrines of saints and the sites of miracles in the middle ages. As they traveled along well-established routes in the hope of a cure or a blessing, to fulfill a vow or to see new places, the pilgrims left records that let us see medieval people and their concerns and beliefs from a unique and intimate angle. As well as the most famous shrines, notably that of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury
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Table of Contents
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Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Beginnings
2 Saints and Conquerors
3 From Wulstan to Becket
4 Saints, Bishops and Shrine Promotion
5 Images and Indulgences
6 Royal Pilgrimage
7 Unofficial Pilgimage
8 The Pilgrim's Voice
9 Pilgrims in a Landscape
10 Penitents and Critiscs
Notes
Index
Product details
| Published | Apr 10 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 388 |
| ISBN | 9781852855291 |
| Imprint | Hambledon Continuum |
| Illustrations | 22 |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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