Egeria: Theological and Ecclesial Knowledge Between Eastern and Western Traditions

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Anni Maria Laato (Åbo Akademi University)

Egeria

Theological and Ecclesial Knowledge Between Eastern and Western Traditions

Anni Maria Laato (Åbo Akademi University)

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Cambridge University Press
05 June 2025

Christianity; Christian theology; Christian worship, rites & ceremonies; Travel writing

Series: Elements in Early Christian Literature

Egeria's Itinerarium is a unique document. It is one of the few surviving works from antiquity written by a woman and is one of the first Christian travelogues depicting a pilgrimage to and in the Holy Land. In her Itinerarium, Egeria describes not only her travels but also the practices of pilgrimage and the liturgical life in Jerusalem at a time when both of these were developing rapidly. As Egeria's explicit goal is to communicate her observations and thoughts to her friends, a community of women in the west, this study focusses on Egeria's role as a communicator. Both the contents of her text – what she wanted to communicate and the techniques she used to mediate her experiences and learning to her friends, that is, how she chose to communicate, are scrutinized. Special attention is given to how Egeria describes lived religion in antiquity.

By: Anni Maria Laato (Åbo Akademi University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009616225
ISBN 10: 1009616226
Series: Elements in Early Christian Literature
Pages: 78
Publication Date: 05 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Egeria the Travel Writer in Context; 3. Egeria's Routes, Places she Visited and People she Encountered; 4. Communicating Sense-perception and Emotions; 5. Egeria as a Mediator of Theological and Biblical Traditions; 6. Conclusions: Egeria, a Travel Writer with an Eye for Ordinary Things; Bibliography.