Translating the Relics of St James: From Jerusalem to Compostela [Paperback]

Analysing the narration of the translatio of the body of Saint James from Palestine to Santiago de Compostela and its impact on the historical and biblical construction of Jacobean pilgrimages, this book presents an interdisciplinary approach to the two cities at the centre of the legend: Jerusalem and Compostela. Using a range of political, anthropological, historical and sociological approaches, the contributors consider archaeological research into Palestine in the early centuries and explore the traditions, iconography, and literary and social impact of the translatio on the current reality of pilgrimages to Compostela.

Introduction: A History in Two Cities Ant?n M. Pazos Part I: St James and his ancient geographies 1. The Historical James Son of Zebedee (Yaaqov bar Zabdai), Fisher of Fish and of People Richard Bauckham 2. Temple, Palaces and Markets in the Time of James Son of Zebedee  Urban Topography of Jerusalem in 44 AD Gideon Avni 3. Jerusalem and its Priests in the Days of the Second Temple Tessa Rajak Part II: The translatio: from Jerusalem to Compostela 4. The Origins of the Inventio Santi Iacobi and the Making of a Kingdom: a Historical Framework, 700850 Carlos Bali?as P?rez 5. The Formulation, Development and Expansion of the translatio of St James Javier Garc?a Turza 6. Traditions Relating to St James the Great in the Accounts of Medieval Latin Pilgrims to the Holy Land Denys Pringle 7. The Stones that Sailed across the Sea in Galician Culture Jos? Miguel Andrade Cernadas 8. St James, Son of Zebedee, an Apostle with many Iconographies: Vita, Missio, Passio, l#%