Between Saint James and Erasmus : Studies in late-medieval religious lefe: devotion and pilgrimage in the Netherlands
Pilgrimages, especially those to Santiago de Compostela, formed and essential part of late-medieval devotional life, but were criticized by people like Erasmus who in this book is considered from the late-medieval point of view.
703 p ; 24 cm
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PrefaceBibliographical NoteList of AbbreviationsList of IllustrationsLATE-MEDIEVAL DEVOTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS1. Geert Groote’s Tract on Meditation: De quattuor generibus meditabilium2. Religion and Society: The Cult of the Eucharist and the Devotion to Christ’s Passion3. Late-Medieval Religion and Expression of Faith: Pilgrimages to Jerusalem and the Cult of the Passion and the Way of the CrossAppendix: The Via Crucis and the Via Captivitatis according to Christiaan van Adrichem4. Medieval Indulgences and Devotional Life in the NetherlandsMEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGES5. Medieval PilgrimagesAppendix: Medieval Places of Pilgrimage in the Northern Netherlands6. Pilgrimages to Rome from the North7. Did Christian Pilgrimages Affect Social Status?8. Pilgrimages and Social Prestige: Some Reflections on a ThemeTHE MEDIEVAL CULT OF ST JAMES THE GREAT9. The Origins of the Cult of St James of Compostela10. The Integrity of the Text of the Liber Sancti Jacobi in the Codex Calixtinus11. Obligatory Pilgrimages and the Cult of Santiago de Compostela in the Netherlands in the Middle Ages12. The Apostle James the Great in Middle-Dutch Literature13. The Spanish Cult of St James and Islam: Legends as HistoryAppendix: The emperor Charles V as James MatamorosERASMIANA14. Erasmus of Rotterdam: the Image and the Reality15. Erasmus and his Ad Fontes16. Erasmus in the World: Appearance and RealityAppendix: Erasmus on Cain17. A Debate (1688–1690) about Erasmus: Protagonist of Religious Unity or Forerunner of Jansenism?18. Burckhardt and Erasmus: a Misunderstanding19. Erasmus’s Doctorate in Turin, Free Thought and Rotterdam: 1506–1876Appendix: Latin text and English Translation of Erasmus’s Diploma as Doctor of TheologySelected bibliography of Jan van HerwaardenIndex of NamesIndex of PlacesIndex of Subjects
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