Those who have walked the Camino will know just how compelling is the
magic to be found along this way. In Medieval Wanders and Wonders Kate
Simons delves into the drama that can be sensed in glorious cathedrals
and mysterious religious houses, the thrills shared by fellow walkers
and the triumph of arriving in Santiago de Compostela. But, having gazed
upon magnificent art and experienced the vast Spanish skies, do pilgrims
question the significance of James' holy bones, the influence the saints
wrought on western civilization or the peculiarity of medieval
pilgrimage? By examining the mysteries, sometimes grisly, sometimes
delightful, of witches, heresy, obsolete religious practices and knights
Kate attempts to answer these questions. She also provides personal
reflections and anecdotes from her own Camino walk and subsequent trips
to northern Spain undertaken with her husband. As well as asking deep
questions, Medieval Wanders and Wonders offers insight into the nature
of pilgrimage and the curiosities and marvels of medieval Spain.