Sacred Journeys in the Counter-Reformation - Long-Distance Pilgrimage in Northwest Europe (Hardcover)

Sacred Journeys in the Counter-Reformation examines long-distance pilgrimages to ancient, international shrines in northwestern Europe in the two centuries after Luther. In this region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, saints' cults and pilgrimage were frequently contested, more so than in the Mediterranean world. France, the Low Countries and the British Isles were places of disputation and hostility between Protestant and Catholic; sacred landscapes and journeys came under attack and in some regions, were outlawed by the state. Taking as case studies hugely popular medieval shrines such as Compostela, the Mont Saint-Michel and Lough Derg, the impact of Protestant criticism and Catholic revival on shrines, pilgrims' motives and experiences is examined through life writings, devotional works and institutional records. The central focus is that of agency in religious change: what drove spiritual reform and what were its consequences for the 'ordinary' Catholic? This is explored through concepts of the religious self, holy materiality, and sacred space.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
Release date:	June 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Elizabeth C. Tingle
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	259
ISBN-13:	978-1-5015-1851-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity
LSN:	1-5015-1851-8
Barcode:	9781501518515

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