The Shaping of Medieval Pilgrim Experience

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture, Univ. of York

Organizer Name

Dee Dyas

Organizer Affiliation

Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture, Univ. of York

Presider Name

Louise Hampson

Presider Affiliation

Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture, Univ. of York

Paper Title 1

Three Fifteenth-Century Pilgrims' Books and the Role of Books in Late Medieval Pilgrimage

Presenter 1 Name

Anthony Bale

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Birkbeck, Univ. of London

Paper Title 2

Consuming the Holy Land: Placing Objects in William Wey's Jerusalem Accounts

Presenter 2 Name

Suzanne Yeager

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Fordham Univ.

Paper Title 3

The Role of the Senses, Emotion, and Place in Creating Pilgrim Response

Presenter 3 Name

Dee Dyas

Start Date

10-5-2018 1:30 PM

Session Location

Sangren 1910

Description

Recent research on medieval pilgrimage has increasingly focused on factors which shape and direct pilgrim experience, whether on the journey or on arrival at the destination. These factors include books which create anticipation and shape response, whether guidebooks, pilgrim narratives or devotional material; the impact of setting, architecture, material culture and liturgical forms; the importance of sensory experience, the dynamics of pilgrim groups, and the management of sites by their guardians.

This session will draw on current research projects to examine the intersection of these factors, their impact on individuals, and their potential to unlock further understanding of the power of sacred spaces in the Middle Ages.

Dee Dyas