Description
Book SynopsisPilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation and Healing provides an interdisciplinary approach to the topic. It reveals many aspects of the practice of pilgrimage, from its nationalistic facets to its effect on economic development; from the impact of the internet to questions of globalization; from pilgrimage as protest to pilgrimage as creative expression in such media as film, art and literature. - Contests the very definitions of pilgrimage and challenges its paradigms. - Provides multiple perspectives on the subject to give a rounded and comprehensive review. - Covers past and present definitions of the sacred journey, the telling of stories, and historical injustices and their remedies through pilgrimage. Perhaps best understood as a form of heritage tourism or tourism with a conscience, pilgrimage (as with touristic travel) contains a measure of transformation that is often deep and enduring, making it a fascinating area of study. Reviewing social justice in the context of pilgrimage and featuring a diverse collection of interdisciplinary voices from across the globe, this book is a rich collection of papers for researchers of pilgrimage and religious and heritage tourism.
Table of ContentsPart I: Grounding Pilgrimage 1: The Experience of Medieval Pilgrims on the Route to Santiago de Compostela, Spain: Evidence from the Twelfth Century Pilgrim’s Guide 2: Pilgrimage: A Distinctive Practice 3: Meshworks, Entanglements and Presencing Absence: Pilgrimages, Eastern Free State-style Part II: Narrating Pilgrimage 4: Pilgrim Writers in Dialogue 5: Medieval Pilgrims in Modern Times: Buñuel’s The Milky Way 6: Richard Burton: Disguise as Journey to the Self and Beyond Part III: Reclaiming Pilgrimage 7: Children’s Processions to Glasnevin: Contestation, Education, Recreation 8: ‘Non-Sacred’ No More: The Pilgrimage Path Crucán na bPáiste and the Re-valuation of Irish Cultural Practices 9: Spain’s Mystical Adventure: Walking in the Footsteps of Teresa of Ávila Part IV: Healing and Reconciling through Pilgrimage 10: Dreaming of Al-Quds (Jerusalem): Pilgrimage and Visioning 11: The Future Generations Ride of the Lakota Sioux 12: Pilgrimage and the Challenging of a Canadian Foundational Myth
