ABSTRACT
Analysing the narration of the translatio of the body of Saint James from Palestine to Santiago de Compostela and its impact on the historical and biblical construction of Jacobean pilgrimages, this book presents an interdisciplinary approach to the two cities at the centre of the legend: Jerusalem and Compostela. Using a range of political, anthropological, historical and sociological approaches, the contributors consider archaeological research into Palestine in the early centuries and explore the traditions, iconography, and literary and social impact of the translatio on the current reality of pilgrimages to Compostela.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|68 pages
St James and his ancient geographies
chapter 2|28 pages
Temple, palaces and markets in the time of James, Son of Zebedee
part 2|121 pages
The translatioFrom Jerusalem to Compostela
chapter 4|13 pages
The origins of the Inventio Sancti Iacobi and the making of a kingdom
chapter 8|36 pages
St James, Son of Zebedee, an apostle with many iconographies
part 3|39 pages
A two-way traffic route