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Pilgrimage Book Review

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Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Early Modern Europe 1450-1789 (New York: Cambridge University Press 2013), 23-24. Sandra Sider, Handbook to Life in Renaissance Europe (New York: Facts On File 2005), 119-232.

Larissa Taylor, Encyclopedia of Medieval Pilgrimage (Brill 2009). Early Modern Europe 1450-1789, provides a general overview on the life, and impact of pilgrims had on culture and the economy in their travels around the world. This source provides a background prior Renaissance era, but still allows us to understand and analyze changes in culture leading up to the 17th century through other sources. Christian pilgrimages were primarily motivated by holy sites such as Canterbury, Jerusalem, and Santiago de Compostela. These travelers encouraged the establishment of inns, hostels, and shops along the routes encouraging economic growth and business. Pilgrims often undertook great risk in pursuing these sites, and it was not uncommon for them to fall victim to the religious turmoil of foreign nations. Similar to the text book written by Wiesner-Hanks, Encyclopedia of Medieval Pilgrimage, focuses of the events leading up to …show more content…

The central question to this article is how did the English reformation impact pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. This article analyzes the account of Richard Guldeford’s pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

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