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:9781009616232 ISBN 10: 1009616234 Series:Elements in Early Christian Literature Pages: 78 Publication Date:05 June 2025 Audience:
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
