Anchorages of Faith

In Anchorages of Faith. Experiencing and Shaping the Holy in the East Adriatic (1300-1550), Vesna Scepanovic follows pilgrimage reports to trace a network of sanctuaries that marked the sacred topographies of the Istrian-Dalmatian coast--a key segment of the maritime route to Jerusalem. By combining rich Holy Land travelogues with other primary sources and material evidence, the shaping of cultic spaces emerges as a gradual, multifaceted process, where pilgrims appear not as passive narrators but as active recipients--and co-authors--of the sacred landscapes they visited. This study offers fresh insights into the dynamic interplay between local and new actors, devotional practices, and the sensory experience of religious materialities along this pivotal medieval pilgrimage route.

The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation.