Translating the Relics of St James

Download or read book Translating the Relics of St James written by Antón M. Pazos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.