Pilgrimage in Popular Culture

Pilgrimage in Popular Culture
ISBN-10
1349126373
ISBN-13
9781349126378
Category
Social Science
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2016-07-27
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Tony Walter, Ian Reader

Description

Specially commissioned studies of popular pilgrimages - East and West, past and present, religious and 'secular - ranging from Shikoku (Japan), to Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Kosovo (Yugoslavia), Glastonbury, Anfield (UK), Flanders fields, Graceland and military pilgrimages in the USA. The book asks in what ways all these can be called pilgrimages and what their relation is to tourism and to entertainment, highlighting the enduring popularity not only of pilgrimage but also of saints and heroes.

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