New Pathways in Pilgrimage Studies Global Perspectives
Synopsis
Although there has been a massive increase in the volume of pilgrimage research and publications, traditional Anglophone scholarship has been dominated by research in Western Europe and North America. In their previous edited volume, International Perspectives on Pilgrimage Studies (Routledge, 2015), Albera and Eade sought to expand the theoretical, disciplinary and geographical perspectives of Anglophone pilgrimage studies. This new collection of essays builds on this earlier work by moving away from Eurasia and focusing on areas of the world where non-Christian pilgrimages abound. Individual chapters examine the practice of ziyarat in the Maghreb and South Asia, Hindu pilgrimage in India and different pilgrimage traditions across Malaysia and China before turning towards the Pacific islands, Australia, South Africa and Latin America, where Christian pilgrimages co-exist and sometimes interweave with indigenous traditions. This book also demonstrates the impact of political and economic processes on religious pilgrimages and discusses the important development of secular pilgrimage and tourism where relevant. Highly interdisciplinary, international, and innovative in its approach, New Pathways in Pilgrimage Studies: Global Perspectives will be of interest to those working in religious studies, pilgrimage studies, anthropology, cultural geography and folklore studies.Book details
- Series:
- Routledge Studies in Pilgrimage, Religious Travel and Tourism
- Author:
- Dionigi Albera, John Eade
- ISBN:
- 9781317267652
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781138639270, 9781315637310, 9780367876593
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 216
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2023-08-27
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Copyright by:
- Routledge
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality