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Author Morris, Colin, 1928-

Title The sepulchre of Christ and the medieval West : from the beginning to 1600 / Colin Morris
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 427 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents 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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-409) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Holy Sepulcher -- History
Middle Ages.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology.
Holy Sepulcher
Middle Ages
Heilig Graf.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191520600
0191520608
0198269285
9780198269281