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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778367203321

Autore

Morris Colin <1928->

Titolo

The sepulchre of Christ and the medieval West [[electronic resource] ] : from the beginning to 1600 / / Colin Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-383-01616-X

1-280-81071-8

9786610810710

0-19-152060-8

1-4356-2062-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (454 p.)

Disciplina

232.96/4

Soggetti

Holy Sepulcher - History

Middle Ages

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [384]-409) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Beginnings, to 325; 2. Consequences of Constantine, 325–350; 3. Dissemination: The Spread of Interest in Western Europe, 350–600; 4. The Frankish Kingdoms and the Carolingians, 600–1000; 5. Towards the First Crusade; 6. Latin Jerusalem, 1099–1187; 7. Christendom Refashioned; 8. Failure and Endeavour, 1187–1291; 9. The 'Great Pilgrimage' in the Later Middle Ages, 1291–1530; 10. Sepulchres and Calvaries, 1291–1530; 11. The End of the Pilgrimage, 1530–1630; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

What was the impact of the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem on the history of western Europe? Colin Morris shows that the Holy Sepulchre had a vital influence on pilgrimage, the Crusades, the cult of the Cross, and art and architecture. The recovery of the Tomb was a central objective of the Crusades, and so Morris examines the emergence of hostility between Christendom and Islam. - ;The tomb of Christ at Jerusalem was a vital influence in the making of Western Europe. Pilgrimage there influenced the development of society and its structures. The desire to 'bring the Sepulchre to the West' in copie