Replication or rivalry? The 'Becketization' of pilgrimage in English Cathedrals

In 1170 the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in his own Cathedral sent shockwaves through Europe, yet few could have foreseen the spectacular expansion of his cult throughout Christendom in the following decade. While many of the individual structural and performative aspects of his hagiolatry wer...

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Main Author: Jenkins, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2019]
In: Religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-47
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Thomas a Becket 1118-1170 / England / Cathedral / Pilgrimage
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KBF British Isles
Further subjects:B Cathedrals
B Canterbury
B Medieval
B Thomas Becket
B York
B Pilgrimage
B Durham
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