Sacred Journeys in the Counter-Reformation: Long-Distance Pilgrimage in Northwest Europe

Elizabeth C. Tingle

Published by Medieval Institute Publications 2020

Sacred Journeys in the Counter-Reformation

Long-Distance Pilgrimage in Northwest Europe

Elizabeth C. Tingle

Volume 27 in the series Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501514388

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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.

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Elizabeth C. Tingle, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Chapter 1. Introduction: Long-Distance Pilgrimage in Early Modern Europe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Pilgrims and Their Purposes: The Motives of Holy Travelers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 3. The Journey: Landscapes and Travel to Shrines Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Chapter 4. The Shrine: Experience of Sacred Time and Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
Chapter 5. The Life-Long Pilgrim: Continuing the Journey at Home Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter 6. Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Bibliography of Printed Works Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242

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Language: English
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Audience: Medievalists, scholars of European History and Religious Studies
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 246
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 12
Keywords: Pilgrimage; Catholic; Counter-Reformation; Travel; Spirituality

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Published: June 8, 2020
ISBN: 9781501514388

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Published: June 8, 2020
ISBN: 9781501518515