The pilgrim journey : a history of pilgrimage in the western world /: a history of pilgrimage in the western world. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James Harpur.
• Authors: Harpur, James
• Contents: What is pilgrimage? -- Sacred journeys in ancient times -- Early paths -- The age of Constantine -- Celts and Anglo-Saxons -- Decline and revival -- The new millennium -- Pilgrimage, relics, and the afterlife -- On the road -- Rome -- Santiago de Compostela -- Canterbury -- Jerusalem and the Holy Land -- Changing attitudes -- From Reformation to romanticism -- Orthodox pilgrimage -- Modern shrines -- Sanctuaries in the Americas -- Reviving the past.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Lion Books, an imprint of Lion Hudson plc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (202 pages.)
• Subjects: 203/.51; Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- History; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- History; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Western countries; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Western countries; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780745968971
• Related ISBNs: 074596897X; 0745968961; 9780745968964
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195) and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.