This text and its colourful fold-outs explores life in the Middle Ages. The book covers topics such as pilgrimage, the life of monks and nuns, the production of illuminated manuscripts, controversies which threatened to split the church, and medieval warfare.

Inside the Medieval World

History

Harpur, James

Europe

Cassell Illustrated*

Celtic Myth: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History

Business & Money

Economics

Routledge

Ever since the Magi trekked from the East to witness the birth of Jesus, pilgrims have undertaken long and often dangerous journeys to seek out holy Christian places. Sacred Tracks tells the two-thousand-year-old story of Christian pilgrimage and the saints and pilgrims, shrines and cathedrals, relics and practices of a tradition that is still flourishing today. Drawing on contemporary accounts and a wealth of illustration, Sacred Tracks captures the atmosphere of pilgrimage through the ages. Divided into three sections—"Early Paths," "Medieval Roads," and "Modern Ways"—the book describes every aspect of pilgrimage past and present, from the practicalities of setting out to the difficult conditions of travel, to the great sites, such as Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela, and Canterbury. The book looks at the pilgrims themselves, from St. Brendan, who is said to have cast himself adrift, letting God guide his search for a paradisal holy island, to the penitents, cure seekers, and adventurers who in the Middle Ages set out for the unknown in their millions. In recent times pilgrimage has recaptured the popular imagination. For the increasing numbers who each year follow in the footsteps of their medieval forbears, Sacred Tracks describes the popular places of contemporary pilgrimage, such as Lourdes, Fatima, Walsingham, and Knock. Seven new and revived pilgrimages are described in detail, while a gazetteer provides information about a further seven in Europe, Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Entertaining, colorful, and informative, this book is both a fascinating history of Christian pilgrimage and the perfect traveling companion for the pilgrim of today.

Sacred Tracks: Two Thousand Years of Christian Pilgrimage

World

University of California Press

Ever since the Magi trekked from the East to witness the birth of Jesus, pilgrims have undertaken long and often dangerous journeys to seek out holy Christian places. This book tells the 2000-year story of Christian pilgrimage and the saints, pilgrims, shrines, relics and practices of a tradition that is still flourishing today. Drawing on contemporary accounts and a wealth of illustration, "Sacred Tracks" captures the atmosphere of pilgrimage through the ages. It describes the difficult conditions of travel, and the great sites such as Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Canterbury. It looks at the pilgrims themselves, from St Brendan who is said to have set out across the seas in search of a paradise-like island, to the penitents, cure-seekers and adventurers who in the later Middle Ages journeyed into the unknown in their thousands. In recent times pilgrimage has recaptured the imagination. For the increasing numbers who each year follow in the footsteps of their medieval forebears, this book describes contemporary places of pilgrimage such as Lourdes, Fatima, Walsingham and Knock.

Sacred Tracks: 2000 Years of Christian Pilgrimage

Frances Lincoln Ltd.

Sacred Tracks

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

LINCOLN FRANCES

Pilgrimage in the Western world is enjoying a growing popularity, perhaps more so now than at any time since the Middle Ages. The Pilgrim Journey tells the fascinating story of how pilgrimage was born and grew in antiquity, how it blossomed in the Middle Ages and faltered in subsequent centuries, only to re-emerge stronger than before in modern times. James Harpur describes the pilgrim routes and sacred destinations past and present, the men and women making the journey, the many challenges of travel, and the spiritual motivations and rewards. He also explores the traditional stages of pilgrimage, from preparation, departure, and the time on the road, to the arrival at the shrine and the return home. At the heart of pilgrimage is a spiritual longing that has existed from time immemorial. The Pilgrim Journey is both the colourful chronicle of numerous pilgrims of centuries past searching for heaven on earth, and an illuminating guide for today's spiritual traveller.

The Pilgrim Journey: A History of Pilgrimage in the Western World

Lion Books

Pyramid

Barnes&Noble Books

This volume covers the theoretical method, macroeconomics, microeconomics, international trade and finance, development, and policy of economic theory. It incorporates various alternative approaches as well as a broad spectrum of policy issues.

Celtic Myth: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History (The World of Mythology)

Book by Harpur, James, Westwood, Jennifer

Atlas of Legendary Places

Westwood, Jennifer

Reference

Grove Pr

Surveys more than thirty sites around the globe, from Mexico to Norway to India, describing the spiritual significance of each temple, shrine, mountain, or place of pilgrimage and discussing its architectural details with photographs and maps. 25,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.

The Atlas of Sacred Places: Meeting Points of Heaven and Earth (Henry Holt Reference Book)

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Henry Holt Co.

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