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Book SynopsisPilgrimage was a central feature of medieval English life which affected history, politics, art and literature. By reaching beyond the Reformation to explore the transformation of the idea of the pilgrim in Protestant spirituality, this book confronts the religious experience of the English laity over half a millennium.
Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'This attractive book offers a valuable guide to the rich resources regarding English pilgrims, and is ideal reading for the modern visitor to holy places.' Church Times
Review of the hardback: 'Imaginatively written and artfully fit into a developmental sequence The resulting publication is first-rate writing: definitive statements illuminated by clear illustrations, wit, vivid literary and visual allusions, imaginative sympathy with the past, and a personal enthusiasm for the subject.' Gayle Gaskill, H-Albion
Table of ContentsForeword Peter Roberts; Introduction Colin Morris; 1. The pilgrimages of the Angevin kings of England, 1154–1272 Nicholas Vincent; 2. The early imagery of Thomas Becket Richard Gameson; 3. Canterbury and the architecture of pilgrimage shrines in England Tim Tatton-Brown; 4. Curing bodies and healing souls: pilgrimage and the sick in medieval East Anglia Carole Rawcliffe; 5. Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the late Middle Ages Colin Morris; 6. The dynamics of pilgrimage in late medieval England Eamon Duffy; 7. The pilgrimage of grace and the pilgrim tradition of the Holy War Michael Bush; 8. Politics, drama and the cult of Becket in the sixteenth century Peter Roberts; 9. 'To be a pilgrim': constructing the Protestant life in early modern England N. H. Keeble.
