Encountering the Sacred : The Debate on Christian Pilgrimage in Late Antiquity /

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This innovative study sheds new light on one of the most spectacular changes to occur in late antiquity--the rise of pilgrimage all over the Christian world--by setting the phenomenon against the wide background of the political and theological debates of the time.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bitton-Ashkelony, Bruria
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
RELIGION > Holidays > Christian.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages > Palestine > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Middle East > Palestine
Palestine > In Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: Pilgrimage in Late Antiquity; 1. Basil of Caesarea's and Gregory of Nyssa's Attitudes Toward Pilgrimage; 2. Jerome's Position on Pilgrimage: Vacillating Between Support and Reservations; 3. Augustine on Holy Space; 4. Pilgrimage in Monastic Culture; 5. Local Versus Central Pilgrimage; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Places; Index of Biblical Citations.

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