Pilgrimage [Paperback]

Jonathan Sumption (Author)

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Publication Date: April 4, 2002

In a fascinating 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. With great sympathy he evokes their achievements and failures, and addresses the question of what motivated such extraordinary quests.

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About the Author

Jonathan Sumption is a former History Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and a practising QC. He is the author of Pilgrimage and The Albigensian Crusade, as well as the first three volumes in his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War - Trial by Battle, Trial by Fire and Divided Houses. He was awarded the 2009 Wolfson History Prize for Divided Houses.

Product Details

• Paperback: 404 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber (April 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 057121293X
• ISBN-13: 978-0571212934
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,306,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading to understand the evolution of pilgrimage and relics, August 4, 2009

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This review is from: PILGRIMAGE: AN IMAGE OF MEDIAEVAL RELIGION (Hardcover)

I found this book to be a fascinating history pilgrimage and relics. A balanced approach that revealed the beauty of the faithful penitents who started the practice and the appearance of false relics and the reaction to them.

Well written in academic sense, but this is going to appeal to the those who are interested in the subject and knowing more about it.