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During the Nineteenth-Century a major revival in religious
pilgrimage took place across Europe. This phenomenon was largely
started by the rediscovery of several holy burial places such as
Assisi, Milano, Venice, Rome and Santiago de Compostela, and
subsequently developed into the formation of new holy sites that
could be visited and interacted with in a wholly Modern way. This
uniquely wide-ranging collection sets out the historic context of
the formation of contemporary European pilgrimage in order to
better understand its role in religious expression today. Looking
at both Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Europe, an
international panel of contributors analyse the revival of some
major Christian shrines, cults and pilgrimages that happened after
the rediscovery of ancient holy burial sites or the constitution of
new shrines in locations claiming apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
They also shed new light on the origin and development of new
sanctuaries and pilgrimages in France and the Holy Land during the
Nineteenth Century, which led to fresh ways of understanding the
pilgrimage experience and had a profound effect on religion across
Europe. This collection offers a renewed overview of the
development of Modern European pilgrimage that used intensively the
new techniques of organisation and travel implemented in the
Nineteenth-Century. As such, it will appeal to scholars of
Religious Studies, Pilgrimage and Religious History as well as
Anthropology, Art, Cultural Studies, and Sociology.
Since Late Antiquity, relics have provided a privileged spiritual
bond between life and death, between human beings and divinity.
Royalty, nobility and clergy all tried to obtain the most
prestigious remains of sacred bodies, since they granted influence
and fame and allowed the cult around them to be used as a means of
sacralization, power and propaganda. This volume traces the
development of the veneration of relics in Europe and how these
objects were often catalysts for the establishment of major
pilgrimage sites that are still in use today. The book features an
international panel of contributors taking a wide-ranging look at
relic worship across Europe, from Late Antiquity until the present
day. They begin with a focus on the role of relics in Jacobean
pilgrimage, before looking at the link between relics and their
shrines more generally. The book then focuses in on two major
issues in the study of relics, the stealing of relics (Furta Sacra)
and their modern-day scientific examination and authentication.
These topics demonstrate not only symbolic importance of relics,
but also their role as physical historical objects in material
religious expression. This is a fascinating collection, featuring
the latest scholarship on relics and pilgrimage across Europe. It
will, therefore, be of great interested to academics working in
Pilgrimage, Religious History, Material Religion and Religious
Studies as well as Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Cultural
Studies.
Exploring what does and what does not constitute pilgrimage,
Redefining Pilgrimage draws together a wide variety of disciplines
including politics, anthropology, history, religion and sociology.
Leading contributors offer a broad range of case studies from a
wide geographical area, exploring new ways of approaching
pilgrimage beyond the classical religious model. Re-thinking the
global phenomenon of pilgrimages in the 21st century, this book
offers new perspectives to redefine pilgrimage.
The objective of this book is to analyse the historical
relationships between the phenomenon of Christian pilgrimage and
political power within Europe, from the Middle Ages up to the
present day. It establishes a discussion in which the twelve
contributors to the volume can compare very different situations,
such as the medieval pilgrimages and politics in the Latin East as
part of warfare and conflict resolution, the significance and
reality of pilgrimages in late medieval England or in Rome during
the papacy of Innocent III, the 'two-way traffic' pilgrimages in
the Tuscan city of Lucca, or the pilgrimages in Eastern European
countries as an aspect of opposition to communist power. A major
focus is on the pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, an important
Christian sanctuary from the time of the discovery of the tomb of
the apostle St James in the 9th century. Topics covered include the
Way of St James as seen through medieval Muslim sources, the
political reading of the apostolic cult as an ideological
instrument of the propaganda of the Asturian monarchy, Santa Maria
de Roncesvalles as an example of political involvement in the
assistance of the Jacobean pilgrims, the Order of St John as
protector of the medieval pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, or
the nationalist use of the pilgrimages as an element of national
unification and internal cohesion during the Spanish Civil War. The
final chapter provides a broader, global perspective on pilgrimages
up to present times.
Pilgrimages can be analysed as acts of conflict - such as the
Crusades - or also as platforms for relationship building and
rapprochement between religions. With a set of contributions from
leading experts in the field, this book explores the concept of
pilgrimage in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Some specific
examples of pilgrimages that helped to strengthen links between
different religions or civilisations are explored, ranging from
Europe to Asia and from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
Even though every pilgrimage that is investigated here has helped
to link different worlds, the case studies show that this
relationship rarely led to a better in inter-understanding.
Nowadays, peaceful coexistence seems to be its greatest
achievement.
Analysing the narration of the translatio of the body of Saint
James from Palestine to Santiago de Compostela and its impact on
the historical and biblical construction of Jacobean pilgrimages,
this book presents an interdisciplinary approach to the two cities
at the centre of the legend: Jerusalem and Compostela. Using a
range of political, anthropological, historical and sociological
approaches, the contributors consider archaeological research into
Palestine in the early centuries and explore the traditions,
iconography, and literary and social impact of the translatio on
the current reality of pilgrimages to Compostela.
Exploring what does and what does not constitute pilgrimage,
Redefining Pilgrimage draws together a wide variety of disciplines
including politics, anthropology, history, religion and sociology.
Leading contributors offer a broad range of case studies from a
wide geographical area, exploring new ways of approaching
pilgrimage beyond the classical religious model. Re-thinking the
global phenomenon of pilgrimages in the 21st century, this book
offers new perspectives to redefine pilgrimage.
Pilgrimages can be analysed as acts of conflict - such as the
Crusades - or also as platforms for relationship building and
rapprochement between religions. With a set of contributions from
leading experts in the field, this book explores the concept of
pilgrimage in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Some specific
examples of pilgrimages that helped to strengthen links between
different religions or civilisations are explored, ranging from
Europe to Asia and from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
Even though every pilgrimage that is investigated here has helped
to link different worlds, the case studies show that this
relationship rarely led to a better in inter-understanding.
Nowadays, peaceful coexistence seems to be its greatest
achievement.
The objective of this book is to analyse the historical
relationships between the phenomenon of Christian pilgrimage and
political power within Europe, from the Middle Ages up to the
present day. It establishes a discussion in which the twelve
contributors to the volume can compare very different situations,
such as the medieval pilgrimages and politics in the Latin East as
part of warfare and conflict resolution, the significance and
reality of pilgrimages in late medieval England or in Rome during
the papacy of Innocent III, the 'two-way traffic' pilgrimages in
the Tuscan city of Lucca, or the pilgrimages in Eastern European
countries as an aspect of opposition to communist power. A major
focus is on the pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, an important
Christian sanctuary from the time of the discovery of the tomb of
the apostle St James in the 9th century. Topics covered include the
Way of St James as seen through medieval Muslim sources, the
political reading of the apostolic cult as an ideological
instrument of the propaganda of the Asturian monarchy, Santa Maria
de Roncesvalles as an example of political involvement in the
assistance of the Jacobean pilgrims, the Order of St John as
protector of the medieval pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, or
the nationalist use of the pilgrimages as an element of national
unification and internal cohesion during the Spanish Civil War. The
final chapter provides a broader, global perspective on pilgrimages
up to present times.
Since Late Antiquity, relics have provided a privileged spiritual
bond between life and death, between human beings and divinity.
Royalty, nobility and clergy all tried to obtain the most
prestigious remains of sacred bodies, since they granted influence
and fame and allowed the cult around them to be used as a means of
sacralization, power and propaganda. This volume traces the
development of the veneration of relics in Europe and how these
objects were often catalysts for the establishment of major
pilgrimage sites that are still in use today. The book features an
international panel of contributors taking a wide-ranging look at
relic worship across Europe, from Late Antiquity until the present
day. They begin with a focus on the role of relics in Jacobean
pilgrimage, before looking at the link between relics and their
shrines more generally. The book then focuses in on two major
issues in the study of relics, the stealing of relics (Furta Sacra)
and their modern-day scientific examination and authentication.
These topics demonstrate not only symbolic importance of relics,
but also their role as physical historical objects in material
religious expression. This is a fascinating collection, featuring
the latest scholarship on relics and pilgrimage across Europe. It
will, therefore, be of great interested to academics working in
Pilgrimage, Religious History, Material Religion and Religious
Studies as well as Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Cultural
Studies.
During the Nineteenth-Century a major revival in religious
pilgrimage took place across Europe. This phenomenon was largely
started by the rediscovery of several holy burial places such as
Assisi, Milano, Venice, Rome and Santiago de Compostela, and
subsequently developed into the formation of new holy sites that
could be visited and interacted with in a wholly Modern way. This
uniquely wide-ranging collection sets out the historic context of
the formation of contemporary European pilgrimage in order to
better understand its role in religious expression today. Looking
at both Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Europe, an
international panel of contributors analyse the revival of some
major Christian shrines, cults and pilgrimages that happened after
the rediscovery of ancient holy burial sites or the constitution of
new shrines in locations claiming apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
They also shed new light on the origin and development of new
sanctuaries and pilgrimages in France and the Holy Land during the
Nineteenth Century, which led to fresh ways of understanding the
pilgrimage experience and had a profound effect on religion across
Europe. This collection offers a renewed overview of the
development of Modern European pilgrimage that used intensively the
new techniques of organisation and travel implemented in the
Nineteenth-Century. As such, it will appeal to scholars of
Religious Studies, Pilgrimage and Religious History as well as
Anthropology, Art, Cultural Studies, and Sociology.
Provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art survey of the
interdisciplinary study of the phenomenon of pilgrimage. Features
contributions from a group of distinguished, internationally
recognized scholars. Explores avenues for future research that go
beyond the limitations of the past, creating the potential for work
on pilgrimage to shape important contributions in multiple
disciplines and areas of expertise.
Analysing the narration of the translatio of the body of Saint
James from Palestine to Santiago de Compostela and its impact on
the historical and biblical construction of Jacobean pilgrimages,
this book presents an interdisciplinary approach to the two cities
at the centre of the legend: Jerusalem and Compostela. Using a
range of political, anthropological, historical and sociological
approaches, the contributors consider archaeological research into
Palestine in the early centuries and explore the traditions,
iconography, and literary and social impact of the translatio on
the current reality of pilgrimages to Compostela.
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