Ad Limina
Alexander III
Antoine De Bourbon
Anuario De Estudios Medievales
Camino De Santiago
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Celestine III
century
Christian history
church and state relations
compostela
Cuadernos De Historia De
Delaville Le Roulx
Die Register Innocenz
EELC
El Camino De Santiago
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flores
galicia
Henri III
Henry III
Historia Compostelana
historiarum
holy
Holy Year
Innocent Iii
International Grand Master
medieval Europe religion
Paolo Guinigi
pilgrimage opposition communism
political influence on pilgrimage
Regestis Ponticum Romanorum
religious conflict studies
Santa Cruz De Coimbra
santiago
Santiago De Compostela
Santiago de Compostela studies
Spanish Sahara
twelh
Urban II's Speech
Urban II’s Speech
Vermudo II
xunta
year
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9781409447597
- Weight: 570g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 24 Oct 2012
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Antón M. Pazos is Vicedirector of the Instituto de Estudios Gallegos 'Padre Sarmiento' CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) and president of the Commission Internationale d'Histoire et d'Études du Christianisme (CIHEC).
