Sacred Journeys in the Counter-Reformation
Long-Distance Pilgrimage in Northwest Europe
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Sacred Journeys in the Counter-Reformation
examines long-distance pilgrimages to
ancient, international shrines in northwestern Europe in the Catholic and Counter
Reformations.
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.
examines long-distance pilgrimages to
ancient, international shrines in northwestern Europe in the Catholic and Counter
Reformations.
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.
Elizabeth C. Tingle, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Long-Distance Pilgrimage in Early Modern Europe
2. Pilgrims and Their Purposes: The Motives of Holy Travelers
3. The Journey: Landscapes and Travel to Shrines
4. The Shrine: Experience of Sacred Time and Space
5. The Life-Long Pilgrim: Continuing the Journey at Home
6. Conclusions
Bibliography of Printed Works
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 21.08.2019 |
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Reihe/Serie | Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture |
Zusatzinfo | 12 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
Gewicht | 506 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte | |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
Schlagworte | Gegenreformation • Katholisch • Reise • Spiritualität • Wallfahrt |
ISBN-10 | 1-5015-1851-8 / 1501518518 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-5015-1851-5 / 9781501518515 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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