Miracles of Saint James: Translations from the Liber Sancti Jacobi (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781599104171)

"The Miracles of Saint James" offers the complete text of Book II of the Codex Calixtinus, the twenty-two miracles associated with St. James, including the famous miracle of the hanged boy, who revives when his father returns from his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The introduction analyzes the types, places, and recipients of the miracles and discusses the appearances of St. James himself in these stories. This volume also presents the chapter 17 of Book I, the Veneranda dies sermon. This is a contemporary description of the necessity, the ways and means, and the dangers of making the Compostela pilgrimage. The author's diatribes against the abuses common on the route give the twentieth-century reader a fascinating view of life on pilgrimage. Introduction, notes, illustrations, bibliography, index.

Author: Linda Davidson
ISBN-10: 1599104172
ISBN-13: 9781599104171
Publisher: Italica Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2009
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d