Reframing Pilgrimage
Cultures in Motion
John Eade editor Simon Coleman editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:1st Apr '04
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Reframing Pilgrimage argues that sacred travel is just one of the twenty-first century's many forms of cultural mobility. The contributors consider the meanings of pilgrimage in Christian, Mormon, Hindu, Islamic and Sufi traditions, as well as in secular contexts, and they create a new theory of pilgrimage as a form of voluntary displacement. This voluntary displacement helps to constitute cultural meaning in a world constantly 'en route'. Pilgrimage, which works both on global economic and individual levels, is recognised as a highly creative and politically charged force intimately bound up in economic and cultural systems
'The coverage is broad, stretching far beyond previous concepts of pilgrimage as a religious or "sacred" event ...' - Anthropological Forum 15
ISBN: 9780415303552
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Weight: 410g
212 pages