Pilgrimage to Rome in the Middle Ages Continuity and Change; Studies in the History of Medieval Religion Volume XIII

Debra J. Birch

ISBN 10: 0851156363 / ISBN 13: 9780851156361

Editore: The Boydell Press, 1998

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The red cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine and the 238 pages of this volume are unmarked. There is an additional page to the book which lists the other publications in the series, Studies in the History of Medieval Religion. This volume is number XIII(13) in the series. The copyright page has the "First Published 1998" statement and no other printings noted and in the listing of books in the series, the last one is XII, thus it is presumed to be a First Edition of this publication. The dust wrapper has two small tears and has light sunning at the spine. The tears are located at the fold from the front panel to the front flap and along the upper edge of the back panel. The dust jacket is currently protected by a clear removable cover.

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• Titolo: Pilgrimage to Rome in the Middle Ages Continuity and Change; Studies in the History of Medieval Religion Volume XIII
• Editore: The Boydell Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0851156363
• ISBN 13: 9780851156361
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 1st Edition
• Condizione: As New
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Very Good
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
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The pilgrimage to Rome was undertaken by vast numbers throughout the middle ages. Drawing on a variety of sources, this book examines a number of related aspects of the pilgrimage, concentrating on the period 1099-1216. It beginswith an analysis of its origins, focusing in particular on the City's two most important martyrs, the apostles Peter and Paul. Consideration is then given to the journey itself: narrative sources are used to illustrate the inherent dangers, and an examination is made of the motives which compelled many individuals to set out on pilgrimage, despite their knowledge of the difficulties. The author goes on to look at how the pilgrims would have spent their time in Rome, comparing the demands and expectations of twelfth-century pilgrims and their earlier counterparts. The book also examines the welfare provisions made for pilgrims in Rome and argues that the provision of charitable services remained an important concern for the papacy in the twelfth century. The popularity of the pilgrimage to Rome is a central theme; Dr Birch argues that like all pilgrimage centres, it was subject to fluctuations in fashion, and reasons for a decline in its popularity relative to other centres of pilgrimage, notablyJerusalem and Compostela, are analysed. The volume concludes with a survey of the efforts made to reverse this trend, which met withsuch success that by 1300 crowds were so large that some pilgrims were crushed to death. DEBRA J. BIRCHgained her Ph.D. from Queen Mary and Westfield College at the University of London.