Product Description: English summary: In medieval Spain, as in anywhere else in the world, love is a feeling that defies constraint. Yet there are certain forms of love that are governed by law, others which law advocates, and many others that assume marginal forms...read more

Product Description: English summary: For many centuries, Spain was home to Christians, Jews and Muslims alike: historians thus refer to the country as " the Spain of three cultures ." But any student of medieval times learns that - beyond the three religions that were present, a very special culture evolved that was to play an influential role throughout the long history of the Mediterranean region...read more

Product Description: English summary: Medieval texts illustrate the popularity of the pilgrimage, the draw of holy places on the Christian masses. After Jerusalem and Rome, Santiago de Compostela emerged as an essential destination for medieval pilgrims seeking absolution and peace for their travel and penitence...read more