Loca sancta souvenirs : sealing the pilgrim's experience

Author

Hahn, Cynthia

Document type

Article (livre)

Language

English

Book title

Blessings of pilgrimage

Author (monograph)

Ousterhout, Robert (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Blessings of pilgrimage. 1990, p. 85-96, 6 ill.

Publisher

University of Illinois Press, Urbana (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Discusses the role of imagery in pilgrims' souvenirs in the late antique period, in particular ampullae and tokens. Compares the spiritual journey of pilgrimage and the idea of rebirth through baptism: the imprint of the eulogia can be understood as a sort of spiritual seal, like the unction that sealed the baptismal rite. In both, the personal nature of the experience is stressed, and the "seal" marks the bearer as a member of the Elect.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Decorative arts
• Tokens
• Ampullae
• Late Antique
• Christian iconography
• Pilgrimages
• 600-900
• Baptism
• Comparison
• Eulogiae
• Devotional objects

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Arts décoratifs
• Jeton [token]
• Ampoule
• Antiquité tardive
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Pèlerinage
• 600-900
• Baptême
• Comparaison
• Eulogie
• Objet de dévotion

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00345023

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