"A brilliant breakthrough in pilgrimage studies. An exemplary study that shows how to bring together different academic and institutional interests in a common cause - understanding the relationship between pilgrimage and English cathedrals over time. A publication that will, hopefully, inspire similar collaborative studies around the globe."

• John Eade, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Roehampton, UK "People who oversee, minister, lead worship, guide, welcome, manage, market, promote and maintain cathedrals will find this book an indispensable treasure. It is aware of the awesome complexity inherent in cathedral life but it doesn't duck the issues: its clear-eyed focus is on the way people experience cathedrals and how these extraordinary holy places can speak and connect with all the diversity represented by the people who come to them. In a spiritually-hungry age, this book shows us howto recognise and meet that hunger. This book will be required reading for all us "insiders" trying to invite and signpost access to holy ground." - The Very Reverend Adrian Dorber, Dean of Lichfield, Chair of the Association of English Cathedrals This book looks at England's cathedrals and their relationship with pilgrimage throughout history and in the present day. The volume brings together historians, social scientists, and cathedral practitioners to provide groundbreaking work, comprising a historical overview of the topic, thematic studies, and individual views from prominent clergy discussing how they see pilgrimage as part of the contemporary cathedral experience.

  Autorentext
  Dee Dyas is a Reader in the History of Christianity at the University of York, UK.
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  John Jenkins** is a Research Associate and Teaching Fellow at the University of York, UK.

  Inhalt

  1. IntroductionDee Dyas and John Jenkins
     Part I: Historical Survey
  2. Pilgrimage and Cathedrals in Early Medieval BritainJonathan M. Wooding
  3. Pilgrimage and Cathedrals in the Later Middle AgesEamon Duffy
  4. Visiting England's Cathedrals from the Reformation to the Early Nineteenth CenturyIan Atherton
  5. Pilgrimage and Cathedrals in the Victorian EraElizabeth Macfarlane
  6. Pilgrimage and Cathedrals from the 1900s to the Present DayMichael Tavinor
     Part II: Key Themes and Issues, Past and Present
  7. The Multivalent CathedralSimon Coleman and John Jenkins
  8. Cathedrals, Community, and IdentityJohn Jenkins and Tiina Sepp
  9. The Role of Sensory Engagement with PlaceDee Dyas
  10. Leaving and Taking Away: Cathedrals and Material CultureMarion Bowman with John Jenkins

  Part III: The View from English Cathedrals Today

  11. Canterbury and Becket TodayChristopher Irvine
  12. Pilgrimage and Cathedrals TodayMichael Tavinor
  13. Cultivating Pilgrimage in Westminster CathedralMark Langham
  14. Shrines in the Modern CathedralJohn Inge