History
Institute for Pilgrimage Studies (College of William & Mary)
The Institute for Pilgrimage Studies at the College of William & Mary in Virginia was created to facilitate the study of pilgrimage through two primary mechanisms.
First, the Institute provides support for the international Consortium on Pilgrimage studies. The Institute supports the Consortium by:
A Medieval Relic? Richard III in Leicester
This article discusses the similarities between medieval relic veneration and the events spanning the discovery and reburial of Richard III's remains in Leicester in 2012-2015.
Peter Brown and Victor Turner Revisited: Anthropological Approaches to Latin Miracle Narratives in the Medieval West
Discusses anthropological approaches to medieval saints' cults.
Lamentation Motifs in Latin Hagiography
Examines the tradition of female affective piety at saints' shrines in the Christian West and its representation in literature.