EGERIA'S TRAVELS

Egeria who was probably a Spanish nun visited the Holy Land only some fifty years after the reign of Constantine. Her's is thus the earliest surviving account of the Holy Land. Her description with a loving attention to detail of the Holy Places and particularly of Jerusalem make her the prime source for early Christian pilgrimage and worship. John Wilkinson's well-known book has been completely updated and revised to take account of recent archaeology and scholarship. A wealth of information is included about Egeria, her journey and early liturgy.

John Wilkinson was a Canon of St George's Cathedral in Jerusalem and the Director of the British School of Archaeology there. He is the author of several books including Jerusalem Pilgrims before the Crusades (a new edition is also in preparation).

240pp.; 10 maps; 21 plans, 2 figs, (revised edition 1999) pb 710 3 $28 / £16.50

CONTENTS Bibliography and Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface INTRODUCTION Egeria, the traveller Early references to Egeria Early Christian pilgrimage Aelia Capitolina The Bordeaux Pilgrim Egeria's route Table of Dates Clergy and people Liturgy Peter the Deacon's abridgement and EGERIA'S TRAVELS (English translation) Additional Notes A. The name of the pilgrim B. The date of the pilgrimage C. The finding of the cross D. The cave of the Anastasis E. The Old Armenian Lectionary F. The duration of Lent. G. The finding of Job H. Edessa's water-supply I. Christian-Jewish relations J. Valerius the Monk Indexes: Scriptural, Persons, Places and General

REVIEWS
"It will certainly make a valuable addition to the libraries of those who share her eagerness to discover the authentic background of the gospel story, at a time much nearer to it than our own; and of course it is an essential companion to Wilkinson's Jerusalem Pilgrims. Surely many will share my own delight in this book and my admiration for both its subject and its author." The Star in the East. "... the work remains a treasure both for its presentation of Egeria's delightful and fascinating account and for the mass of geographical, archeological, and liturgical annotations." Religious Studies Review.

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Jerusalem Pilgrims (new edition forthcoming)