Pilgrimage in Popular Culture

Reader, Ian; Walter, Tony

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1992-12-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333563182

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-12637-8

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 250