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Pilgrimage

Journeys of Meaning
BuchGebunden
256 Seiten
Englisch
Thames & Hudson Ltderschienen am29.04.2021
The enormous rise in popularity in recent decades of the Camino, the ancient pilgrim path that stretches from France, across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, is part of a wider phenomenon being witnessed on other time-honoured pilgrim routes around the globe and across the faiths. But this is happening in a world that in many places is self-avowedly ever more sceptical, secular and scientific, with formal religious affiliation in steep decline. Why? Some argue that tourism is the new religion, and that those who today walk in the footsteps of countless past generations of believers do so to enjoy the holiday experience, the escape from their everyday world, the health benefits of so much exercise, and the companionship, without seeking any sort of spiritual enlightenment. Yet by looking at a diverse range of pilgrimage sites that includes Rome, Jerusalem, Lalibela in Ethiopia, the Buddha Trail in northern India, Shikoku in Japan and the self-styled 'power place' of Machu Picchu in Peru, Peter Stanford draws on his own experience as a pilgrim to argue that something more complex and challenging is going on. Financial crises, increasing inequality, climate change and worldwide pandemics are causing people to question the very foundations on which their post religion, twenty-first-century lives are built. This book considers how pilgrimage, with its long history, essential intertwining of arduous journey and openness to personal transformation, is providing the modern age with a means to take a longer, slower and hence more profound look at life, stretching all the way back to when the first pilgrim put one foot in front of another. With 26 illustrations, 21 in colourmehr
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Produkt

KlappentextThe enormous rise in popularity in recent decades of the Camino, the ancient pilgrim path that stretches from France, across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, is part of a wider phenomenon being witnessed on other time-honoured pilgrim routes around the globe and across the faiths. But this is happening in a world that in many places is self-avowedly ever more sceptical, secular and scientific, with formal religious affiliation in steep decline. Why? Some argue that tourism is the new religion, and that those who today walk in the footsteps of countless past generations of believers do so to enjoy the holiday experience, the escape from their everyday world, the health benefits of so much exercise, and the companionship, without seeking any sort of spiritual enlightenment. Yet by looking at a diverse range of pilgrimage sites that includes Rome, Jerusalem, Lalibela in Ethiopia, the Buddha Trail in northern India, Shikoku in Japan and the self-styled 'power place' of Machu Picchu in Peru, Peter Stanford draws on his own experience as a pilgrim to argue that something more complex and challenging is going on. Financial crises, increasing inequality, climate change and worldwide pandemics are causing people to question the very foundations on which their post religion, twenty-first-century lives are built. This book considers how pilgrimage, with its long history, essential intertwining of arduous journey and openness to personal transformation, is providing the modern age with a means to take a longer, slower and hence more profound look at life, stretching all the way back to when the first pilgrim put one foot in front of another. With 26 illustrations, 21 in colour
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-500-25241-3
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2021
Erscheinungsdatum29.04.2021
Seiten256 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 162 mm, Höhe 241 mm, Dicke 30 mm
Gewicht580 g
Illustrationen5 Illustrations, black and white; 21 Illustrations, color
Artikel-Nr.56383978
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GenreGeschichte/Politik

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: The New Geography of Spiritual Power * 1 Santiago de Compostela: The Camino * 2 Jerusalem: The Promised Land * 3 Rome: Seeing is Believing * 4 Mecca: A World Apart * 5 Lalibela: Unearthing a Mystery * 6 Lourdes, Medjugorje and the Marian Shrines: Mary and the Miracles * 7 The North Wales Pilgrim's Way: Celtic Revival * 8 Kumbh Mela: The World's Largest Pilgrimage * 9 The Buddha Trail: The Peripatetic Pilgrim * 10 Shikoku: 88 Temples in the Footsteps of the Great Master * 11 North America: Optimistic Hiking * 12 Machu Picchu: Power Places * Epilogue To Arrive Where We Startedmehr

Autor

Peter Stanford is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster. His investigations into the history, theology and cultural significance of religious ideas include Judas: The Troubling History of the Renegade Apostle, Martin Luther: Catholic Dissident and Angels: A Visible and Invisible History. He is a former editor of the Catholic Herald, and writes for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph titles, and The Tablet. He is director of the Longford Trust for prison reform.