IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 339: Conceptualising Pilgrimage, III: Materiality and Pilgrimage
Monday 3 July 2023, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | History Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University |
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| Organisers: | Philip Booth, Department of History, Politics & Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University Marci Freedman, School of Arts, Languages & Cultures, University of Manchester |
| Moderator/Chair: | John Jenkins, Centre for the Study of Christianity & Culture, University of York |
| Paper 339-a | The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Parish, Domestic, and Pilgrimage Contexts: Comparative Analysis of Objects Associated with Marian Devotion in Late Medieval London (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Religious Life |
| Paper 339-b | The Legacy of Parallel Pilgrimages East and West: Passports, Souvenirs, and Guidebooks (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Religious Life |
| Abstract | The purpose of these panels is to investigate the extent to which terms 'pilgrim' and 'pilgrimage' as concepts in Middle Ages changed over time, in space, and between religions. Often, there is a huge gulf between what motivated individuals to undertake pious travel, what they were doing, and what they were trying to achieve. Here we place 'pilgrims' and 'pilgrimage' at the centre of the discussion to see how they are the material remnants of pilgrimage. The first paper will look at the genre of objects relating to the Cult of the Virgin from 14th- to 16th-century England and how these relate to pilgrimage. Paper two compares the development of a tradition of passports, 'souvenirs', and guidebooks in both the medieval European and Japanese contexts and thinks about the legacy of these developments. |