Pilgrims of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages
Publisher
:
Imago
Parution date
:
2000
EAN
:
9782911416354
Description
At the end of the Middle Ages, thousands of pilgrims risked their lives to reach the Holy Land. From Venice to Jerusalem, and sometimes traveling as far as Cairo, they faced many dangers and hardships along the way. Though most of their identities were never known, or were simply forgotten, some were able to make their testimonies heard. Monks, lords, bourgeois, merchants, intellectuals, and even spies, recorded their daily experiences in diaries and writings which were later published. Relying on these "notebooks," gathered from all over Europe, Nicole Chareyron brings their fascinating stories back to life: witnesses describe many misadventures, including life aboard the boats, violence, illness and disastrous encounters with local populations. Les Pèlerins de Jérusalem is a truly revelatory work.
Author
Nicole Chareyron : Nicole Chareyron is professor of Medieval Language and Literature at L’Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier.
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