Between Saint James and Erasmus: Studies in Late-Medieval Religious Life - Devotion and Pilgrimage in the Netherlands / / Jan van Herwaarden.

• Superior document: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 97
• VerfasserIn: Herwaarden, Jan van
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 97.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This volume is divided into four sections: late medieval devotion in the Netherlands; medieval Christian pilgrimage; the medieval cult of St. James the Great and Erasmiana. Variety and coherence sound the keynote in the title and the contents of the book. Religious concepts and expressions of religious faith such as pilgrimages and indulgences are representative of late-medieval Christianity. In this book they refer specifically to the medieval cult of St. James the Great, while for Erasmus they were an object of his critical consideration. The whole book can be read in the light of the debate about the tension between an appreciation for outward signs of faith, and the inward experience of religious belief, which Erasmus considered an absolute necessity.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Bibliographical Note -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- LATE-MEDIEVAL DEVOTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS -- 1. Geert Groote's Tract on Meditation: De quattuor generibus meditabilium -- 2. Religion and Society: The Cult of the Eucharist and the Devotion to Christ's Passion -- 3. Late-Medieval Religion and Expression of Faith: Pilgrimages to Jerusalem and the Cult of the Passion and the Way of the Cross -- Appendix: The Via Crucis and the Via Captivitatis according to Christiaan van Adrichem -- 4. Medieval Indulgences and Devotional Life in the Netherlands -- MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGES -- 5. Medieval Pilgrimages -- Appendix: Medieval Places of Pilgrimage in the Northern Netherlands -- 6. Pilgrimages to Rome from the North -- 7. Did Christian Pilgrimages Affect Social Status? -- 8. Pilgrimages and Social Prestige: Some Reflections on a Theme -- THE MEDIEVAL CULT OF ST JAMES THE GREAT -- 9. The Origins of the Cult of St James of Compostela -- 10. The Integrity of the Text of the Liber Sancti Jacobi in the Codex Calixtinus -- 11. Obligatory Pilgrimages and the Cult of Santiago de Compostela in the Netherlands in the Middle Ages -- 12. The Apostle James the Great in Middle-Dutch Literature -- 13. The Spanish Cult of St James and Islam: Legends as History -- Appendix: The emperor Charles V as James Matamoros -- ERASMIANA -- 14. Erasmus of Rotterdam: the Image and the Reality -- 15. Erasmus and his Ad Fontes -- 16. Erasmus in the World: Appearance and Reality -- Appendix: Erasmus on Cain -- 17. A Debate (1688-1690) about Erasmus: Protagonist of Religious Unity or Forerunner of Jansenism? -- 18. Burckhardt and Erasmus: a Misunderstanding -- 19. Erasmus's Doctorate in Turin, Free Thought and Rotterdam: 1506-1876 -- Appendix: Latin text and English Translation of Erasmus's Diploma as Doctor of Theology -- Selected bibliography of Jan van Herwaarden -- Index of Names -- Index of Places -- Index of Subjects.