The sepulchre of Christ and the medieval West :: from the beginning to 1600 /

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, an...

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1. Verfasser: Morris, Colin, 1928- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxii, 427 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-409) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191520600
0191520608
0198269285
9780198269281

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