Pilgrimage Explored
J. Stopford (ed.)
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Pilgrimage Explored

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The enduring importance of pilgrimage as an expression of human longing is explored in this volume through three major themes: the antiquity of pilgrimage in what became the Christian world; the mechanisms of Christian pilgrimage [particularly in relation to the practicalities of the journey and the workings of the shrine]; and the fluidity and adaptability of pilgrimage ideology. In their examination of pilgrimage as part of western culture from neolithic times onwards, the authors make use of a range of approaches, often combining evidence from a number of sources, including anthropology, ar...