Diana Webb is a historian of medieval religion, and this academic book, published by Hambledon and London, an academic history press, surveys the practice of pilgrimage within medieval England, drawing on surviving records of shrines, indulgences and pilgrim accounts to reconstruct how the practice actually functioned rather than presenting an idealized picture of it. Its strength is grounding in documentary evidence, including the more mundane and commercial aspects of pilgrimage alongside its devotional purpose. Its limit is geographic scope, it focuses specifically on England rather than medieval Christian pilgrimage more broadly, so claims about Continental pilgrimage traditions such as Compostela or Rome need a separate source with that focus.
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Diana Webb's scholarly history of pilgrimage practice in medieval England, covering major shrines, pilgrim routes and the social and religious meaning of pilgrimage in that period. NotesScholarly history of pilgrimage practice in medieval England, covering major shrines, pilgrim routes and the social and religious meaning of pilgrimage in that period. Use for established historical facts about medieval English pilgrimage.
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AuthorDiana Webb
PublisherHambledon and London
Publication Year2000
Source Typebook
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Diana, Deities This source names Diana directly: "Diana Webb is a historian of medieval religion, and this academic book, published by Hambledon and London, an academic history press, surveys the practice of pilgrimage within medieval England..."
London, Cities This source names London directly: "book, published by Hambledon and London, an academic history press, surveys the practice of pilgrimage within medieval England, drawing on surviving records of shrines, indulgences and pilgrim..."
Rome, Cities This source names Rome directly: "traditions such as Compostela or Rome need a separate source with that focus."
Claims Backed By This Source (70 claims)
This source backs 70 claims across the atlas. As facts: 48 well-attested. As cited relationships: 10 holds. Plus 12 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Sites, 31 claims: 20 well-attested, 5 holds, 6 general references.
- Pilgrimage Routes, 17 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 holds, 4 general references.
- Sources, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds.
- Articles, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Cities, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Subcategories, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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