Sacred Tracks: 2000 Years of Christian Pilgrimage

Ever since the Magi trekked from the East to witness the birth of Jesus,ilgrims have undertaken long and often dangerous journeys to seek out holyhristian places. This book tells the 2000-year story of Christian pilgrimagend the saints, pilgrims, shrines, relics and practices of a tradition thats still flourishing today.;Drawing on contemporary accounts and a wealth ofllustration, "Sacred Tracks" captures the atmosphere of pilgrimage throughhe ages. It describes the difficult conditions of travel, and the greatites such as Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Canterbury. Itooks at the pilgrims themselves, from St Brendan who is said to have set outcross the seas in search of a paradise-like island, to the penitents,ure-seekers and adventurers who in the later Middle Ages journeyed into thenknown in their thousands.;In recent times pilgrimage has recaptured themagination. For the increasing numbers who each year follow in the footstepsf their medieval forebears, this book describes contemporary places ofilgrimage such as Lourdes, Fatima, Walsingham and Knock.