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The Pilgrim Journey: A History of Pilgrimage in the Western World
James Harpur
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Description for The Pilgrim Journey: A History of Pilgrimage in the Western World
Paperback. The Pilgrim Journey tells the story of pilgrimage in the Western world over the course of two millennia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Lion Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745968964
SKU
V9780745968964
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About James Harpur
James Harpur has had four poetry collections published by Anvil Press: A Vision of Comets (1993), The Monk’s Dream (1996), Oracle Bones (2001) and The Dark Age (2007). Anvil have also published his Fortune’s Prisoner, a translation of the poems of Boethius. In addition, he has published a sequence of religious poems called The Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea (Wild ... Read more
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