Description
Book SynopsisConsiders the journeys and worldviews of medieval pilgrims. This book also reveals the complex interactions between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Holy Land. It considers the pilgrims' conflicted, frequently simplistic, views of their Muslim hosts and their social and religious practices.
Trade ReviewWishful thinking shapes pilgrims' accounts gathered by Ms. Chareyron in her lively new book. -- Nina Ayoub Chronicle of Higher Education Her book brings the reader into vivid, intimate contact with the pilgrims' thoughts and emotions. -- Martin O'Kane Scripture Bulletin
Table of ContentsForeword Preface Chronology and Maps 1. Evagari et Discurrere per Mundum 2. All Roads Lead to Venice 3. Venice in Splendid Dress 4. Five Weeks in a Galley 5. The Holy Lond of Promyssion 6. Jerusalem and the Holy Places 7. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher: The Christian World in Miniature 8. Pilgrimages and Excursions Round and About Jerusalem 9. Saracens in the Towns, Arabs in the Desert, and Jews Here and There 10. Desert Time, Desert Space 11. Sinai and Its Speaking Stones 12. Cairo, City of Lights 13. Diamonds of the Sands, or Pharaoh's Granaries 14. The Virginis Garden, the Hermitsi Desert, and Egyptian Dreams 15. Alexandria, Sentry of the East 16. Happy He Who, Like Ulysses 17. By Way of an Ending: The Smell of Thyme and the Taste of Honey
