1st Edition

The Pilgrimage to Compostela in the Middle Ages A Book of Essays

Edited By Linda Kay Davidson, Maryjane Dunn Copyright 1996
    238 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    Nine new studies address the phenomenon of the medieval pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, the legendary burying place of St. James.

    List of Contributors , List of Illustrations , Preface: The Pilgrimage to Compostela: Time and Place Maryjane Dunn & Linda Kay Davidson , Acknowledgments , Introduction: Bibliography of the Pilgrimage: The State of the Art Maryjane Dunn & Linda Kay Davidson , 1. The Cult of the Saints and Divine Patronage in Gallaecia before Santiago Alberto Ferreiro , 2. The Geography and History of Iberia in the Liber Sancti Jacobi Colin Smith , 3. Music and the Pilgrimage Vincent Corrigan , 4. 1494: Hieronymus, Munzer, Compostel, and the Codex Calixtinus Jeanne E. Krochalis , 5. The Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the Cantigas de Santa Maria Connie L. Scarborough , 6. The Iconography of St. James in the Indianapolis Museum's Fifteenth-Century Altarpiece David M. Gitlitz , 7. The Pilgrim-Shell in Denmark Vicente Almazan , 8. A Medieval Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on the Information Highway John Dagenais , Notes on the Contributors , Works Cited , Index

    Biography

    Linda Kay Davidson is Professor of Spanish at Metropolitan Community College. Maryjane Dunn is Professor of Spanish at the University of Rhode Island.