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Mullins, Edwin, 1933-
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Mullins, Edwin, 1933- -- Travel -- France.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- France.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Spain -- Santiago de Compostela.
Camino Francés (Spain)
Camino de Santiago de Compostela.
Santiago de Compostela (Spain) -- History.
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Mullins, Edwin, 1933-
Mullins, Edwin, 1933- -- Travel -- France.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- France.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Spain -- Santiago de Compostela.
Camino Francés (Spain)
Camino de Santiago de Compostela.
Santiago de Compostela (Spain) -- History.
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The four roads to heaven : France and the
Santiago
pilgrimage / Edwin Mullins.
by
Mullins, Edwin, 1933-
Interlink Books, 2018.
Call #:
263.0424611 M959f
Subjects
Mullins, Edwin, 1933-
--
Travel
--
France.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
--
France.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
--
Spain
--
Santiago
de
Compostela
.
Camino Francés (
Spain
)
Camino
de
Santiago
de
Compostela
.
Santiago
de
Compostela
(
Spain
)
--
History
.
ISBN:
9781623719913 (pbk.)
Description:
x, 254 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index.
Contents:
I. Via Turonensis: the road from Paris. Setting out ; Along the Loire ; A brave new world ; Churches "more beautiful than before" ; Battles long ago ; To the bad lands...and the good lands
--
II. Via Lemovicensis: the road from Vézelay. The Magdalene and sacred theft ; The broader picture ; Cluny and Autun ; On the miracle trail
--
III. Via Podiensis: the road from Le Puy. A gift of many gods ; Golden majesty ; Tall tales and wild beasts ; Crosses on a mountain top
--
IV. Via Tolosana: the road from Arles. Roman footprints ; Desert songs ; A cargo of relics ; Into
Spain
--
V. Camino Francés: the Spanish Road. The Way of St. James and a crowning glory.
Summary:
There are four roads leading to
Santiago
, which combine to form a single road. So begins The Pilgrims Guide, the world's first guidebook. Written early in the twelfth century by Benedictine monks, it served travelers taking part in the great pilgrimage of the Middle Ages, to the tomb of the apostle St. James, the cousin of Christ, at
Santiago
de
Compostela
in northwest
Spain
. The four roads are all in France: from Paris in the north; from Vézelay in Burgundy; from Le Puy-en-Velay in the Massif Central; and from Arles in Provenceal threading their way across the country before joining as a single road in northern
Spain
. A step-by-step account of these four journeys through medieval France, the Guides aim was to explain to pilgrims the religious sites they would see on their way to
Santiago
, but it also offered advice on where to stay, what to eat and drink, and how to avoid dishonest innkeepers and murderous boatmen. Edwin Mullins follows the same four roads as they exist today in the footsteps of those medieval travelers. He explores the magnificent churches, abbeys, and works of art which are the proud legacy of the pilgrimage, as well as reconstructing a turbulent period of
history
that encompassed wars, crusades, and the re-conquest of
Spain
. Many of the buildings and landmarks that sprang up along the pilgrim routes still stand there today, and The Four Roads to Heaven brings to life their historical, architectural, and spiritual significance.
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