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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn impressive overview of the state of the field of pilgrimage studies. Coleman does an excellent job of putting scholars in context and in dialogue with each other, from anthropologists Victor and Edith Turner to cultural studies scholar Stuart Hall. Coleman presents a complex view of pilgrimage that opens up new possibilities for study and analysis. . . . This book will be an invaluable resource for scholars of ritual, pilgrimage, religion, geography, politics, and beyond.
-- Sarah Pike, California State University, Chico
A lucid, wide-reaching, and brilliant book that provides us with a valuable new theoretical lexicon and framework for exploring human pilgrimage. Coleman’s attention to mobilities, context at multiple scales, emergence, uncertainties, and ambiguities further illustrates the relevance of political economy and social justice for pilgrimage studies. This volume will have a major and lasting impact on Pilgrimage Studies and beyond.
-- Sharon R. Roseman, co-editor of The Tourism Imaginary and Pilgrimages to the Edges of the World
Powers of Pilgrimage is an important book for scholars of pilgrimage and religion, but also for scholars of culture, mobility, economy, and geography. The book provides an impressive overview and analysis of the field as well as an impassioned call to expand the field’s approaches and subjects. -- Melissa Coles * The Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism *
Coleman’s book is an extremely worthwhile read, bound to leave its
mark on the anthropology of religion and beyond.It successfully sets an agenda
of interest to anyone, or any discipline engaged in the study of religion.
-- Maja Balle and Bjorn Thomassen * Social Sciences and Missions *
