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Book SynopsisVisited by thousands of pilgrims yearly, the Church of the Madonna of the Annunciation on the Aegean island of Tinos is a site where different interests come together. This book explores the shrine and its surrounding town, and offers insights into the intersection of social, religious, and political life in Greece.
Trade Review"Dubisch covers a great amount of material in a scholarly and emotionally powerful fashion. Her book is an important addition to the works of earlier female anthropologists... I only hope anthropologists do not overlook the heuristic importance of Dubisch's book, a book that will be instructive for years to come."--American Anthropologist
Table of ContentsList of PlatesAcknowledgmentsA Note on TransliterationCh. 1Introduction3Ch. 2The Pilgrim and the Anthropologist20Ch. 3The Anthropological Study of Pilgrimage34Ch. 4Observing Pilgrimage: Churches, Icons, and the Devil49Ch. 5Pilgrimage Observed: The Journey and the Vow76Ch. 6The Observer Observed101Ch. 7An Island in Space, an Island In Time120Ch. 8Writing the Story/History of the Church: The Panayia and the Nun134Ch. 9Of Nations and Foreigners, Miracles and Texts156Ch. 10Women, Performance, and Pilgrimage: Beyond Honor and Shame193Ch. 11The Virgin Mary and the Body Politic229Ch. 12Epilogue: In a Different Place250Notes259References Cited287Index309
