Table of Contents: Encountering the sacred :

Main Author:	Bitton-Ashkelony, Bruria.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
Series:	The transformation of the classical heritage ; 38
Subjects:	Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600. > Palestine RELIGION > Holidays > Christian. RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology. Palestine > In Christianity > Early church, ca. 30-600. > History of doctrines Middle East > Palestine

Table of Contents:

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: Pilgrimage in Late Antiquity; 1. Basil of Caesarea's and Gregory of Nyssa's Attitudes Toward Pilgrimage; 2. Jerome's Position on Pilgrimage: Vacillating Between Support and Reservations; 3. Augustine on Holy Space; 4. Pilgrimage in Monastic Culture; 5. Local Versus Central Pilgrimage; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Places; Index of Biblical Citations.