Tanto la serie como este volumen recogen las investigaciones y coloquios sobre peregrinaciones llevadas a cabo en el IEGPS desde hace ya varios año.
Contenido: Introduction; The Pilgrims' Way of St James and Islam: pilgrimage, politics and militias, Ana María Carballeira Debasa; Political pilgrims and political saints in medieval England, Robert N. Swanson; The ordeal of Bishop Adaulfo: an insight into the relationship between religion and politics in the beginnings of the cult of St James, Carlos Baliñas Pérez; Between warfare and conflict resolution: pilgrimage and politics in the Holy Land, Yvonne Friedman; The role of the Order of St John in pilgrimage and politics: the case of the north of Portugal, Paula Maria de Carvalho Pinto Costa; Pilgrimage with added benefits: pilgrims and politics in the Rome of Innocent III, Brenda Bolton; Lucca and pilgrimage in the later Middle Ages: a two-way traffic, Christine Meek; The politics of pilgrim care: a study in Roncesvalles, José Andrés-Gallego; Old and new pilgrimages in the context of the Spanish civil war, Antón M. Pazos; Pilgrimages in Slovenia and their political significance, Vincenc Rajšp; Pilgrimages to Taizé from Estonia, Riho Altnurme; New forms of pilgrimage, Hugh McLeod; Index
