Sacred journeys in the counter-reformation : long-distance pilgrimage in northwest Europe / Elizabeth C. Tingle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tingle, Elizabeth C., author.

Series:

Research in medieval and early modern culture ; 27.

Studies in medieval and early modern culture ; 73.

Research in medieval and early modern culture ; 27

Studies in medieval and early modern culture ; 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--Europe.

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 246 p.)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter : Medieval Institute Publications, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. Introduction: Long-Distance Pilgrimage in Early Modern Europe

Chapter 2. Pilgrims and Their Purposes: The Motives of Holy Travelers

Chapter 3. The Journey: Landscapes and Travel to Shrines

Chapter 4. The Shrine: Experience of Sacred Time and Space

Chapter 5. The Life-Long Pilgrim: Continuing the Journey at Home

Chapter 6. Conclusions

Bibliography of Printed Works

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501514388

1501514385

9781501514135

150151413X

OCLC:

1158095121