Between Saint James and Erasmus ― Studies in Late-Medieval Religious Life : Devotions and Pilgrimages in the Netherlands

The 19 articles of this collection were first published in Dutch beginning in 1978. Van Herwaarden (history, U. of Groningen, the Netherlands) has grouped the translated articles into themes; late-medieval devotions in the Netherlands, medieval Christian pilgrimages, the medieval cult of St James the Great, and Erasmus. The articles range from general summaries of large issues such as medieval pilgrimage to more specific topics. The material is based on the author's familiarity with archival sources written in the Netherlands in the high and late middle ages. Individual topics include the cult of the Eucharist and devotion to Christ's Passion, pilgrimages to Rome, the effect of pilgrimage on social status, textual issues of the Liber sancti Jacobi in the Codex calixtinus , and Erasmus and Burckhardt. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jan van Herwaarden, Ph.D. (1978) in History, University of Groningen, is Professor in the History of Medieval and Renaissance Culture at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has published extensively on medieval christian pilgrimage (especially Santiago de Compostela), late-medieval devotion and Erasmus.