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To be a Pilgrim
Sarah Hopper
其他書名
The Medieval Pilgrimage Experience
出版Sutton, 2002
主題History / Europe / MedievalReligion / Christian Rituals & Practice / GeneralReligion / Pilgrims & Pilgrimages
ISBN07509262019780750926201
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=c3QoAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This illustrated introductory survey of pilgrimage looks at the reasons for its popularity and explores the medieval pilgrimage experience. The author explains that pilgrim's motives were many and varied: some went through genuine piety or to expiate great crimes; others to satisfy their restlessness or to kill time; many went simply to escape from poverty, squalor and oppression and to enjoy the privileges enjoyed by pilgrims. The top destinations for western Christians are discussed, including the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Our Lady of Loretto near Rome, Santiago de Compostela in Spain and Becket's shrine in Canterbury.