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  The Age of Pilgrimage: The Medieval Journey to God (Paperback) By (author) Jonathan Sumption

  

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  Short Description for The Age of PilgrimageWe are apt to forget how much people traveled in the Middle Ages. Not only merchants, friars, soldiers and official messengers, but crowds of pilgrims were a familiar sight on the roads of Western Europe. In this engaging work of history, Jonathan Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. Vividly d...
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  • Publisher: HiddenSpring
  • Published: 01 November 2003
  • Format: Paperback 567 pages
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  • Categories: Medieval History | History Of Religion | Christianity | Christian Worship, Rites & Ceremonies | Theology
  • ISBN 13: 9781587680250 ISBN 10: 1587680254
  • Sales rank: 206,006

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• We are apt to forget how much people traveled in the Middle Ages. Not only merchants, friars, soldiers and official messengers, but crowds of pilgrims were a familiar sight on the roads of Western Europe. In this engaging work of history, Jonathan Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. Vividly describing such major destinations as Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Canterbury, he examines both major figures -- popes, kings, queens, scholars, villains -- and the common people of their day.A fascinating entertaining read, this book: -- addresses what motivated such extraordinary quests.-- offers a snapshot of those worldly pilgrims, who were among the first "package tour" travelers.-- brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century.