This volume explores the religious motivations for pilgrimage and reveals the main preoccupations of worshippers in Ancient Greece. [publisher].
"In [this] work of history ... Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimages prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. [Describing] such major destinations as Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Canterbury, he exami…
Pilgrims and sacred sites in China
by Naquin, Susan, Yü, Chün-fang
fromStudies on China
Until now, China has been scarcely represented in the burgeoning comparative literature on pilgrimage. This volume remedies that omission, discussing the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art…
