Contributions

  • Elsner, John. - Contributor

Publication

1995 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing897768
  • Goodreads2721965

Classifications

  • DDC291.3/51
  • LCCBL619.P5 C65 1995

Description

From the Great Panathenaea of ancient Greece to the hajj of today, people of all religions and cultures have made sacred journeys to confirm their faith and their part in a larger identity. This book is a fascinating guide through the vast and varied cultural territory such pilgrimages have covered across the ages. The first book to look at the phenomenon and experience of pilgrimage through the multiple lenses of history, religion, sociology, anthropology, and art history, this sumptuously illustrated volume explores the full richness and range of sacred travel as it maps the cultural imagination.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Pilgrimage: past and present in the world religionsHarvard University Press1995-01-01

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