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Examining the evolution of recent theoretical and methodological trends in pilgrimage studies and featuring essays from leading scholars in various fields in the humanities, this book is an essential read for all researchers of pilgrimage, religious history, religious tourism, and anthropology.
List of contents
Introduction: Pilgrimages, Religion and Mediterranean Antón M. Pazos 1. Catholic Pilgrimages between c.1500 and c.2000 José Andrés-Gallego 2. Reimagining Pilgrimage: Recent Studies of Protestantism and Pilgrimage Raymond Mentzer 3. To the Holy Land: Anthropological Issues in Contemporary Holy Land Pilgrimage Jackie Feldman 4. Recent Research on a Renewed Pilgrimage: The Way of St James in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Antón M. Pazos 5. A Decade of Research: Travel Literature and the Artistic Heritage of the Way of St James Miguel Taín Guzmán 6. The Contemporary Resurgence of the Pilgrimage to Santiago: Beyond Religion Xosé M. Santos 7. Nationalism in Jewish Pilgrimage and Holy Sites: The Western Wall and Rachel’s Tomb as Case Studies Kobi Cohen-Hattab 8. Muslim Pilgrimage Observed: Ruminations on an Emerging Field Nimrod Luz 9. Aftermath: Studying Life after Pilgrimage Hillary Kaell. Index
About the author
Antón M. Pazos is currently a member of the Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences and Vice President of the International Commission for History and Studies of Christianity (CIHEC). He is also Emeritus Scientist of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, Spanish National Research Council).
Summary
Examining the evolution of recent theoretical and methodological trends in pilgrimage studies and featuring essays from leading scholars in various fields in the humanities, this book is an essential read for all researchers of pilgrimage, religious history, religious tourism, and anthropology.
