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    • John Jenkins, Centre for Pilgrimage Studies University of York
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  • Publisher:
    Arc Humanities Press
    Publication date:
    20 October 2026
    ISBN:
    9781802704266
    9781802702248
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    • Series:
    Past Imperfect
    Subjects:
    History, Regional History Before 1500
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    Past Imperfect
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    History, Regional History Before 1500
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    This book offers a fresh, approachable look at medieval pilgrimage in the Christian West, the first of its kind in over twenty years and the first to take account of prevailing trends in anthropological studies of pilgrimage. Previous works have described pilgrimage as it happened in the medieval period, but this study also offers a framework for understanding the concept of pilgrimage. The book first challenges the reader to question the definition of pilgrimage itself and provides a critical overview of the key historical and anthropological literature. It then presents readers with a short history of medieval pilgrimage, fleshing out the core argument that pilgrimage was both contested and dynamic, and firmly rooted in its local and regional contexts. It concludes by exploring the vexed question of reconstructing the medieval pilgrim experience, emphasizing the messiness and unpredictability of pilgrim behaviour.

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