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Arc Humanities Press Worship in Medieval England
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Faithlife Corporation A Light Has Dawned
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CABI Publishing Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An
Book SynopsisWithin the past 10 years ‘Religious Tourism’ has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale. This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations and looks at secular and sacred spaces on a global stage. The second edition sees the introduction of a new structure and the addition of new international case studies. It is an invaluable reference for academics, students and practitioners and is a timely text on the future of faith-based tourism and pilgrimage.Table of ContentsPart I: Concepts In Religious Tourism And Pilgrimage Management 1: Introduction to Sacred or Secular Journeys 2: Politics, Policy and the Practice of Religious Tourism 3: Sacred Sites and the Tourist: Sustaining Tourism Infrastructures for Religious Tourists and Pilgrims - a UK Perspective 4: The Globalization of Pilgrimage Tourism? Some Thoughts from Ireland 5: Religious Tourism for Religious Tolerance 6: Pilgrimage, Diversity and Terrorism Part II: Motivation And Experience Of Religious Sites 7: Motivations for Religious Tourism, Pilgrimage, Festivals and Events 8: Exploring Pilgrimage and Religious Heritage Tourism Experiences 9: Sacred Pilgrimage and Tourism as Secular Pilgrimage 10: Social Network Tools as Guides to Religious Sites 11: Stakeholders and Co-creation in Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Part III: International Case Studies 12: Case Study 1: Pilgrimage Experience and Consumption of Travel to the City of Makkah for the Hajj Ritual 13: Case Study 2: Religious Tourism Experiences in South East Asia 14: Case Study 3: Nordic Pilgrimage to Israel: A Case of Christian Zionism 15: Case Study 4: The Consumption and Management of Religious Tourism Sites in Africa 16: Case Study 5: Ashura and its Commemoration in Ireland: A 'Proxy' Pilgrimage Experience 17: Case Study 6: Revisiting Religious Tourism in Northern Portugal 18: Case Study 7: From Disaster to Religiosity: República de Cromañón, Buenos Aires, Argentina 19: Case Study 8: Pilgrimages toward South Lebanon:Holy Places Relocating Lebanon as a Part of the Holy Land 20: Case Study 9: The Creation of the Cults of SS Paul and Publius in Early Modern Malta 21: Case Study 10: Takaful: To Explore the Market Need for Hajj Travel Insurance
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CABI Publishing Pilgrimage and Tourism to Holy Cities:
Book SynopsisThis book covers the ideological motives and religious perceptions behind travel to sites prescribed with sanctity in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It covers sites that have drawn pilgrims and religious tourists to them for hundreds of years, and seeks to provide an understanding of the complex world of religiously motivated travel. Beginning with contemporary perspectives of pilgrimage across these religions, it then discusses management aspects such as logistics, infrastructure, malevolent behaviour and evangelical volunteers. This book: - Provides a collection of new, contemporary perspectives on pilgrimage. - Reviews the ideological motives, history, mental health, and religious perceptions of tourism to holy cities. - Contains practical applications, models and illustrations of religious tourism and pilgrimage management from a variety of international and academic perspectives. Written by subject experts, this book addresses cultural sustainability for researchers and practitioners within religious tourism, religious studies, geography and anthropology.Table of Contents1: Western Holy Cities and Places – An Introduction Part I: Western Pilgrimage to Holy Cities in Judaism, Christianity and Islam 2: Judaism – Jewish and Israeli Pilgrimage Experience: Constructing National Identity 3: Christianity – Contemporary Christian Pilgrimage and Traditional Management Practices at Sacred Sites 4: Christanity- Christian Pilgrimage to Sacred Sites in the Holy Land: A Swedish Perspective 5: Islam – Contemporary Perspectives 6: Islam – Spiritual Journey in Islam: the Qur’anic Cognitive Model Part II: Managing Pilgrimage Sites in Holy Cities 7: Pilgrimage Policy Management: Between Shrine Strategy and Ritual Improvisation 8: The Management of Pilgrims with Malevolent Behaviour in a Holy Space: a Study of Jerusalem Syndrome 9: Logistics at Holy Sites 10: Protestants and Pilgrimages: the Protestant Infrastructure in Jerusalem 11: The Impact of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s Campaign on Yezidi Religious Structures and Pilgrimage Practices 12: Evangelical Volunteers in Israel as Long-term Pilgrims: Ambassadors for the Kingdom Part III: Closing Words 13: Redeeming Western Holy Places and Contested Holy Cities -: Appendix – Discussion Points
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Collective Ink Long Road to Heaven, The – A Lent Course Based on
Book SynopsisThis second Lent resource from the author of The Naturalist and the Christ explores Christian understandings of "salvation" in a five-part study course based on the film The Way. Starring Martin Sheen as a bereaved father, this soulful and uplifting film observes a group of pilgrims walking the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela. As it follows their journey of inner transformation, the course examines biblical accounts and images of salvation - past, present and future - and addresses the questions: What are we saved from? What are we saved for? Who can be saved? What do we have to do to be saved? How are we saved?
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Inter-Varsity Press The Message of Worship: Celebrating The Glory of
Book SynopsisThe invitation to worship God is the highest privilege of human beings - a privilege squandered by sinful rebellion, but also gloriously restored to us through the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. Biblical worship is a response to God's revelation of himself, empowered by the Holy Spirit, which finds expression in every aspect of human life and experience. At the same time, there is a great deal of music and song in the Bible. Music is a wonderful gift of God in creation, and there is every reason to embrace its riches and harness its power responsibly for the glory of God and the blessing of his people. However, Christians have often been divided over the theology and practice of worship, with differing views about spiritual gifts, the place of liturgy, priorities attached to various functions of the church, the weight given to congregational and 'whole-life' worship, and the role and style of music. While many of these areas are touched on in John Risbridger's excellent exposition, his intention is not to court controversy, but simply to allow Scripture to speak, in the hope of establishing as much common ground as possible. He follows a loosely trinitarian structure, in which the main sections explore the connection between worship and the purpose of the Father, the supremacy of the Son and life of the Holy Spirit. Each section concludes with two chapters on the Psalms, in which we hear a variety of 'voices', and learn to join their distinctive song.
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Inter-Varsity Press Canon, Covenant and Christology: Rethinking Jesus
Book Synopsis‘All Scripture is breathed out by God …’ (2 Timothy 3:16). From Paul’s epistles the divine inspiration of Scripture may be confidently affirmed, as well as its corollary attributes. However, on turning to Jesus and the Gospels, it is hard to find an explicit approach like Paul’s. Matthew Barrett argues that Jesus and the apostles have just as convictional a doctrine of Scripture as Paul or Peter, but it will only be discovered if the Gospels are read within their own canonical horizon and covenantal context. The nature of Scripture presupposed by Jesus and the Gospel writers may not be addressed directly, but it manifests itself powerfully when their words are read within the Old Testament’s promise–fulfilment pattern. Nothing demonstrates Scripture’s divine origin, divine authorial intent and trustworthiness more than the gospel of Jesus Christ. In the advent of the Son of God, the Word has become flesh, announcing to Jew and Gentile alike that the covenant promises Yahweh made through the Law and the Prophets have been fulfilled in the person and work of Christ.Trade ReviewIn a wide-ranging discussion, Matthew Barrett explores [biblical theology] from the perspective of the Gospels, deploying interesting and stimulating insight that will certainly be picked up and developed by many pastors and theologians. Jesus himself ties together the old and new covenants. He fulfills the Scriptures, but effectively does so only by being obedient to them. The dynamic casts fresh light not only on Christ, but on the Scriptures themselves. * D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA *
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Inter-Varsity Press Sabbath (Lifebuilder Study Guides): THE GIFT OF
Book SynopsisWhat is the sabbath? A weekly day of rest and worship. People of all ages are discovering that the sabbath is a gift from God – a blessing that brings a renewed awareness of who God is and who we are as his beloved children. These studies will help you to learn more about what the sabbath is and how to practise it. Come and discover God’s gift of rest. With more than 130 titles, the LifeBuilder Bible Studies series delivers sound biblical content and raises thought-provoking questions. It provides a unique Bible study experience for individuals and groups.
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Collective Ink Pathway to the Stable
Book SynopsisIdeal for individuals or groups seeking a deeper understanding of the Christmas story and its links with the Hebrew Bible, Pathway to the Stable offers a twenty-first century introduction to the people and places central to the story of the birth of Jesus, with reference to the promises of the Old Testament and its setting in the contemporary Jewish and Roman worlds. 'In this rich and rewarding series of studies, Ivor Rees has taken us deep into the biblical world in order to show us once more the glory of the coming of Our Lord, the nativity and childhood of Jesus Christ.' Revd. D. Densil Morgan, Professor of Theology, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
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CABI Publishing Many Voices of Pilgrimage and Reconciliation, The
Book SynopsisReviewing peace and reconciliation, secular pilgrimages, and international perspectives on sacred journeys, this book offers the reader an opportunity to encounter multiple voices and viewpoints on one of the most ancient practices of humankind. With an estimated third of all international travellers now undertaking journeys anticipating an aspect of transformation (the hallmark of pilgrimage), this book includes both spiritual and non-spiritual voyages, such as journeys of self-therapy, mindfulness and personal growth. It also: - Provides a multidisciplinary perspective, covering themes such as gender, human rights, equality, the environment, peace, history, literature, and politics - Reflects the rich diversity and multiple meanings of pilgrimage through an international writer team spanning four continents - Includes case studies of pilgrimage in action from around the world An innovative and engaging addition to the pilgrimage literature, this book provides an important resource for researchers of religious tourism and related subjects.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Many Voices of Pilgrimage and Reconciliation Part I: Peace, Human Rights and Justice Chapter 1: Pilgrimages and Peace-Building on the Global Stage Chapter 2: Pilgrimages of Transformation and Reconciliation: Maori and Pakeha Walking Together in Aotearoa New Zealand Chapter 3: ‘Sheaves of Corn in an Autumn Field’: The ‘Hungry’ Walk to Delphi Lodge Chapter 4: (Re)Walking Stories: Pilgrimage, Pedagogy and Peace Chapter 5: Pilgrimage, Bhakti and Identity: A Study of Maharashtrian Vari Part II: Reconciliation Within Chapter 6: Circling Centre, Finding Our Way Home:Circumambulation Pilgrimages around Iona, Mount Tamalpais and Labyrinths Chapter 7: Pilgrimage and Reconciliation: Crossing Boundaries to Transcend Them Chapter 8: A Yogic Journey: Exploration of Yoga Practice and Philosophy Chapter 9: Pilgrimage Walking as Green Prescription Self-Therapy? Chapter 10: The Social Self on Pilgrimage: Intercession and Mediation Part III: Religious and Secular Perspectives Chapter 11: Let Us Be Human: Wittgenstein and Philosophical Pilgrimage Chapter 12: The Pilgrimage to the Mausoleum of Sidi Shaykh Chapter 13: Travel and/or Pilgrimage as Inquiry and Introspection: A Personal Narrative of an Atheist Chapter 14: The Pilgrim’s Two Economies: Greek Convent Pilgrimage and Economic Crisis Chapter 15: ‘My Heart Wouldn’t Accept the Advice’: Paths to Self and Community in Alevi Poetry
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CABI Publishing Spiritual and Religious Tourism: Motivations and
Book SynopsisThis book reviews tourist motivations for making religious or spiritual journeys, and the management aspects related to them. It explores sacred journeys across both traditional religions such as Christianity and Islam, and newer forms of pilgrimage, faith systems and quasi-religious activities such as sport, music and food. Demonstrating to the reader the intrinsic elements and events that play a crucial role within the destination management process, it provides a timely re-assessment of the increasing interconnections between religion and spirituality as a motivation for travel. The book: - Includes applications, models and illustrations of religious tourism and pilgrimage management for converting theory into good practice; - Addresses theories of motivation and why travel to religious destinations has increased; - Explores key learning points from a selection of international case study perspectives. Providing researchers and students of tourism, religious studies, anthropology and related subjects with an important review of the topic, this book aims to bridge the ever-widening gap between specialists within the religious, tourism, management and education sectors.Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUAL AND SACRED JOURNEYS 1: Introduction to Spiritual and Religious Journeys 2: The Role of Ritual in Sacred Journeys 3: Motivations of the Pilgrim to Attend the Annual Pilgrimage of Hajj 4: Islamic Motivation for Tourism and Contradictions of the American Tradition 5: From Spiritualism to a New Paradigm in Tourism: Spiritual Tourism and Motivations PART 2: MANAGING MOTIVATIONAL ELEMENTS OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS 6: The Selfie in Islamic Pilgrimages as a Communication Tool in Hajj and Umrah 7: Spiritual Motivation for Religious Tourism Destinations 8: Pilgrim Tourist Motivations in Religious Heritage, Culture and Art 9: Diminishing Religious Cultural Heritage of Holy Makkah and Medina due to Commercialization of the Sacred Event 10: Managing the Physical Environment of the Sacred Tourist Destination PART 3: INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS 11: Motivations to Visit Sacred Historical Objects: the Lindisfarne Gospels’ Visit to Durham 2013 – a Sacred Journey? 12: Visiting with a Mission(ary) – Engaging with Stakeholders at New Zealand Heritage Sites 13: The Pilgrim Goes to the Festival: Changes in Daily Life Caused by the Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abadia in Romaria, Brazil 14: Managing Catholic Churches and Sacred Sites for Protestant Visitors to Malta 15: The Ancient Wisdom and Motivation of Shams-i Tabrezi or Analogy of Contemporary Systems Science and Shams-i Tabrezi Ancient Wisdom 16: Inbound and Outbound Religious Tourism in Turkey 17: Walking the Way of St James: Spiritual Journeys to the Cathedrals of Sport
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Watkins Media Limited It Tolls For Thee: A guide to celebrating and
Book SynopsisAfter a close encounter with death, Tom Morton realised he needed a change of pace and perspective. He decided to become the only independent funeral celebrant on the remote Shetland Islands, an unusual new profession that would lead him on an extraordinary journey into the world of the dead. In a vivid narrative that reveals the fascinating realm of the unspoken – from extraordinary undertakers and death cafés, to pilgrimages and taboos – Tom quickly learns that death and speaking for the dead requires you to think on your feet and often take a magpie approach to faith and philosophy. From Humanism to hymns, Theravada Buddhism to Star Wars theology, he discovers the importance of ritual, humour, and the empowering act of trying to find words for something beyond language itself. This is an accessible and thought-provoking guide to celebrating mortality. When grief must be an inevitable part of life, Tom shows how we can mourn together in a way that feels appropriate to the life of the one who has passed on, and ultimately cultivate a healthy attitude to our own eventual demise. Trade Review"This is an extraordinary and important book, both vitally topical and essentially timeless." - Stuart Maconie"At the beginning, I’m happy to be drawn gently in, by about half way through, I’m starting to realise that, not only is this entertaining, but it’s important, and by the end I know it’s vital." - Tim Hayward
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Inter-Varsity Press We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology Of Idolatry
Book SynopsisThe heart of the biblical understanding of idolatry, argues Gregory Beale, is that we take on the characteristics of what we worship. Employing Isaiah 6 as his interpretive lens, Beale demonstrates that this understanding of idolatry permeates the whole canon, from Genesis to Revelation. Beale concludes with an application of the biblical notion of idolatry to the challenges of contemporary life.
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Collective Ink Pilgrimage to Anywhere
Book SynopsisHoping to rediscover his deeper purpose, Rijumati, an English Buddhist teacher and businessman, embarked on a journey into the unknown: a round-the-world trip by land and sea that became a kind of pilgrimage. Months - and many crises - later he returned with new reverence for ordinary people and places, a sense of veneration for nature's wonders and a profound gratitude for being human. Part travel diary and part record of a spiritual journey, these pages evoke the sacred, remote places encountered in the outer world alongside the 'inner terrain' that unfolded along the way. If you have ever felt the call of the open road, longed to travel as a form of self-discovery, or just wanted to know how to stay sane whilst getting a visa stamp in Kazakhstan, then Pilgrimage to Anywhere is for you.Trade ReviewRijumati's long journey took him through many countries, cultures, and climates, and he writes with veracity and verve about the places he passed through and the diverse people he met. Once you have started on this book you will find it difficult to put it down. (Sangharakshita, author of The Rainbow Road and Facing Mount Kanchenjunga)
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SPCK Publishing Pray Big: The power of pinpoint prayer
Book SynopsisPray Big teaches believers about prayer that gets things done. It equips Christians to pray with confidence, boldness, faith and biblical focus. Do you need miraculous intervention from God? Pray pinpoint prayers. Are you seeking the salvation of an unbeliever? Pray for them with pinpoint accuracy. Are you walking through a personal crisis? Pinpoint praying will guide you through it. Take a deep breath and step forward into the radical realm of pinpoint praying. Will Davis writes, "Years ago I decided that I'd attended my last prayer meeting filled with mundane 'God bless Tom' and 'God be with Sue' kinds of prayers." This book shows believers how to dramatically change their prayer lives in ten different areas of life.
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St Augustine's Press Happiness and Contemplation
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Liverpool University Press 50 Reasons For Going to Church
Book SynopsisChurch attendance in the United Kingdom has dropped dramatically in numbers since the end of the Second World War and no longer can the country be called Christian. To many people, moral values are no longer of prime importance and the incidence of crime has reached new heights; while violence has plumbed sickening depths of depravity. In the media, as in life, profanity abounds. People's reasons and perhaps excuses for devotion and worship in Church are diverse, sometimes simple and at times complicated. If non-attenders knew that many regular church-goers were not part of a 'saved' elite withdrawing from the real world, but ordinary social animals like themselves, with the same basic nature, who would admit to one or many of the 50 Reasons set out in this book, then perhaps such a realization might encourage them to return to a place of worship again or to attend for the first time. Therein is the purpose of this book. 50 Reasons comprises twenty-five chapters, each of which contains at least two reasons for going to Church.Trade Review"A thought-provoking book and immensely readable. Deserves to be widely read. Above all, the book issues challenge after challenge." -- The Sentinel"Charging up the spiritual batteries, to face another week, discovering all we need to know about good, simply meeting people briefly with kindred spirits, and many other reasons, can be found in this stimulating book." -- The Scotsman
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NIAS Press Monks and Magic: Revisiting a Classic Study of Religious Ceremonies in Thailand
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1975, B.J. Terwiel's Monks and Magic remains a widely cited text. This is an absorbing study of Buddhism as practised at that time in a community in rural Central Thailand. It describes how esoteric spells and magical diagrams were the main interest of children and adolescents but full ritual knowledge was obtained in adulthood and tempered by life experiences. As death approaches, the Buddhist world-view stimulates merit-making. This fourth edition of the work is a major revision that updates the original text, adds new material and offers a contemporary perspective on the original study.Trade Review'This book deserves a welcome from both sides of academic life, teaching and research. Teachers of subjects dealing with Thai language and culture will welcome a clear account of the religious preoccupations - of country people in the central region. The author has come to treat what is normal and respectable there - The hope is thereby to emphasize the main thesis, viz. that there is such a thing as 'animistic Buddhism' and that it is common in rural areas.' - P.J. Bee, "Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies"Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements A Note on Transliteration 1. Two Orientations in the Practice of Buddhism 2. The Setting and the Fieldwork 3. Children and Religion 4. Adolescents, Amulets and Tattooing 5. The First Period in the Sangha 6. Leaving the Order, Courtship and Marriage 7. Building a House 8. The Precepts and Ritual 9. The Pursuit of Beneficial Karma 10. Old Age, Death, and the Hereafter 11. Conclusions Postscript Glossary of Thai, Pali and Sanskrit Words Bibliography Index
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NIAS Press Spirit Possession in Buddhist Southeast Asia:
Book SynopsisIn dramatic contrast to the reported growing influence of doctrinal and fundamentalist forms of religion in some parts of Southeast Asia, the predominantly Buddhist societies of the region are witnessing an upsurge of spirit possession cults and diverse forms of magical ritual. This is found in many social strata, including the urban poor, rising middle classes and elite groups, and across the different political systems of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. This volume reveals both the central historical place of spirit possession rituals in the Buddhist cultures of mainland Southeast Asia and their important contemporary roles to enhance prosperity and protection. This book examines the increasing prominence of spirit mediumship and divination across the region by exploring the interplay of neoliberal capitalism, visual media, the network cultures of the Internet, and the politics of cultural heritage and identity. It advances beyond critiques of the “secularization” and “disenchantment” theses to explore the processes of modernity that are actively producing magical worldviews and stimulating the rise of spirit cults. As such, it not only challenges the assumptions of modernization theory but demonstrates that the cults in question are novel ritual forms that emerge out of inherently modern conditions.
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Leiden University Press Irrationalities in Islam and Media in
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ISEAS Wider Bagan: Ancient and Living Buddhist
Book SynopsisWider Bagan: Ancient and Living Buddhist Traditions is the first book to define the area outside the renowned Buddhist capital where vestiges of Bagan era cultural traditions can be found. From nearly six hundred attributes inventoried in Wider Bagan, thematic and geographical analysis of the Wider Bagan data reveals a related but different trajectory from that of the capital. The Sasan? of the court was honoured, and though its economy profited many places across Wider Bagan, local resilience was foremost. While the capital and Wider Bagan existed in relation to each other, their aims and narratives differed. Much has been written about Bagan, but little attention on the ground has been devoted to areas beyond the capital. These places have stories to tell—ones of the past and of the present—that are narrated in this book.
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Editorial Sirio La Meditacion Budista
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Oxford University Press Pilgrimage in GraecoRoman and Early Christian Antiquity Seeing the Gods
Book SynopsisThis book presents a range of case-studies of pilgrimage in Graeco-Roman antiquity, drawing on a wide variety of evidence. It rejects the usual reluctance to accept the category of pilgrimage in pagan polytheism and affirms the significance of sacred mobility not only as an important factor in understanding ancient religion and its topographies but also as vitally ancestral to later Christian practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Mapping out Communitas: Performances of Theoria in their Sacred and Political Context ; 2. Hiketai and Theoroi at Epidaurus ; 3. Pilgrimage to the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi: Patterns of Public and Private Consultation ; 4. Pilgrimage and Greek Religion: Sacred and Secular in the Pagan Polis ; 5. Downstream to the Cat-Goddess: Herodotus on Egyptian Pilgrimage ; 6. The Philosopher at the Festival: Plato's Transformation of Traditional Theoria ; 7. The Body in Space: Visual Dynamics in Graeco-Roman Healing Pilgrimage ; 8. Mucianus and a Touch of the Miraculous: Pilgrimage and Tourism in Roman Asia Minor ; 9. Pilgrimage as Elite Habitus: Educated Pilgrims in Sacred Landscape during the Second Sophistic ; 10. The Construction of Religious Space in Pausanias ; 11. A Journey to the End of the World ; 12. Pilgrims and Ethnographers: In Search of the Syrian Goddess ; 13. Divine and Human Feet: Records of Pilgrims Honouring Isis ; 14. Rabbi Aqiba Comes to Rome: A Jewish Pilgrimage in Reverse ; 15. 'Interningled until the end of time': Ambiguity as a Central Condition of Early Christian Pilgrimage ; 16. Piety and Passion: Contest and Consensus in Audiences for Early Christian Pilgrimage ; 17. Urban Shrine and Rural Saint in Fifth-Century Alexandria
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Oxford University Press DISSENTING PRAISE C Religious Dissent and the Hymn in England and Wales
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Oxford University Press Americas Church
Book SynopsisThe National Shrine in Washington, DC has been deeply loved, blithely ignored, and passionately criticized. It has been praised as a dazzling jewel and dismissed as a towering Byzantine beach ball. In this intriguing and inventive book, Thomas Tweed shows that the Shrine is also an illuminating site from which to tell the story of twentieth-century Catholicism. He organizes his narrative around six themes that characterize U.S. Catholicism, and he ties these themes to the Shrine''s material culture--to images, artifacts, or devotional spaces. Thus he begins with the Basilica''s foundation stone, weaving it into a discussion of brick and mortar Catholicism, the drive to build institutions. To highlight the Church''s inclination to appeal to women, he looks at fund-raising for the Mary Memorial Altar, and he focuses on the Filipino oratory to Our Lady of Antipolo to illustrate the Church''s outreach to immigrants. Throughout, he employs painstaking detective work to shine a light on the many facets of American Catholicism reflected in the shrine.Trade ReviewThe Basilica of the National Shrine competes for attention on the Washington skyline with more familiar monuments, but it always stands out. Tweed masterfully explores its deep religious and cultural meanings for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. * James M. O'Toole, Clough Chair in History Boston College *
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