Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Pilgrims to the Living in Context; 2. Desert Ascetics and Distant Marvels: The Historia as Travelogue; 3. Imagined Journeys: Literary Paradigms for Pilgrimage to Holy People; 4. Pilgrims and the Eye of Faith; 5. How to Read a Face: Pilgrims and Ascetic Physiognomy; 6. Pilgrims to the Living and the Memory of the Eyes; Select Bibliography; Index
Summary
With its unique focus on the sensory dimensions of pilgrimage - especially visuality - this book widens our understanding of early Christian pilgrims and those who read their accounts
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-210) and index
