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This volume is divided into four sections: late medieval devotion in the Netherlands; medieval Christian pilgrimage; the medieval cult of St. James the Great and Erasmiana. Variety and coherence sound the keynote in the title and the contents of the book. Religious concepts and expressions of religious faith such as pilgrimages and indulgences are representative of late-medieval Christianity. In this book they refer specifically to the medieval cult of St. James the Great, while for Erasmus they were an object of his critical consideration. The whole book can be read in the light of the debate about the tension between an appreciation for outward signs of faith, and the inward experience of religious belief, which Erasmus considered an absolute necessity.
Price: $168.00
Pages: 706
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions
Publication Date:
30 June 2003
ISBN: 9789004129849
Format: Hardcover
'...unlike many collections of essays even by one author, the chapters evince a refreshing coherence. One frequently has the impression that one is reading a monograph...Van Herwaarden's scrutiny of primary sources established his authority in late medieval devotion. The complex picture of this devotion that emerges from his scholarship fashions a rich context for the religious culture that encompassed Erasmus when he set out on his earhly pilgrimage.'
Hilmar M. Pabel, Erasmus of Rotterdam Society, Yearbook Twenty-Five, 2005.
'This deeply learned and rewarding collection of nineteen reworked articles will be of great interest to specialists and graduate students working in the field of late medieval devotion. The geographical focus is obviously the Netherlands, but broader European contexts are discussed expertly and with much insight troughout.'
Craig Harline, Renaissance Quarterly.
Hilmar M. Pabel, Erasmus of Rotterdam Society, Yearbook Twenty-Five, 2005.
'This deeply learned and rewarding collection of nineteen reworked articles will be of great interest to specialists and graduate students working in the field of late medieval devotion. The geographical focus is obviously the Netherlands, but broader European contexts are discussed expertly and with much insight troughout.'
Craig Harline, Renaissance Quarterly.
Jan van Herwaarden, Ph.D. (1978) in History, University of Groningen, is Professor in the History of Medieval and Renaissance Culture at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has published extensively on medieval christian pilgrimage (especially Santiago de Compostela), late-medieval devotion and Erasmus.