Céline Humair

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Penitential pilgrimage - punishment or pilgrimage?

A penal practice from the late Middle Ages with Einsiedeln as its pilgrimage destination

Beschreibung

Penitential pilgrimage was a form of punishment in the Middle Ages and early modern times. Sentencing someone to a penitential pilgrimage was not uncommon in Switzerland at that time and could be used as punishment for many different offences. The exhibition also shows how closely ecclesiastical and secular authorities worked together in the late Middle Ages and how the Church shaped people's world views. In addition, the image of the 'dark Middle Ages' is to be brightened somewhat by presenting an alternative form of punishment to the well-known instruments of torture.

Autor

Céline Humair cresceu numa zona rural no noroeste da Suíça e sempre gostou de passar as noites com um bom livro nas mãos. O seu interesse por mundos desconhecidos levou-a a estudar alemão e história. A sua tese de mestrado de 2018 sobre peregrinações penitentes a Einsiedeln é a sua primeira publicação.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 107g
• ISBN-13: 9786203843484
• ISBN-10: 6203843482
• Artikelnr.: 74770166