Holy Places
How Pilgrimage Changed the World
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Publishing:6th Mar '25
£22.00
This title is due to be published on 6th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
An exploration of pilgrimage, through nineteen breath-taking sights across the globe
An exploration of pilgrimage, through 19 breath-taking sights across the globeThis year, as they have for millennia, many people around the world will set out on pilgrimages. But these are not only journeys of personal and spiritual devotion - they are also political acts, affirmations of identity and engagements with deep-rooted historical narratives. Kathryn Hurlock follows the trail of pilgrimage through nineteen sacred sites - from the temples of Jerusalem to the banks of the Ganges, by way of Iona, Lourdes, Amritsar and Buenos Aires - revealing the many ways in which this ancient practice has shaped our religions and our world. Pilgrimages have transformed the fates of cities, anointed dynasties, provided guidance in hard times and driven progress in good. Filled with fascinating insights, Holy Places unveils the complex histories and contemporary endurance of one of our most fundamental human urges.
A breathtaking journey through the history of pilgrimage, offering a vivid exploration of how sacred sites have shaped societies, cultures, and political landscapes across the globe. A truly essential work for understanding the intersection of faith, history, and the human spirit -- Reza Aslan, author * No God But God *
In Holy Places, Kathryn Hurlock luminously sets pilgrimage in a global context, describing nineteen pilgrimage centres in every continent, and explaining the universal attraction of journeying from one's everyday setting to a distant and numinous place -- John Barton, author * A History of the Bible: A Book and Its Faiths *
Wonderful. Full of fascinating facts and insights about these extraordinary routes. And if you're a pilgrim yourself, even if only at heart, it'll get you dreaming about reaching for those boots and going for a long special walk -- Victoria Finlay, author * Fabric *
An ambitious, wide-ranging and fascinating account of some of the greatest pilgrimage sites. What emerges is the incredible variety of this constantly evolving phenomenon. Pilgrimage might be imagined to be fading away in our secular age, but the opposite is true -- Michael Wood, author of In Search of the Dark Ages
ISBN: 9781800817432
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464 pages
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