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Pilgrimage and Healing
. Ed(S): Winkelman, Michael; Dubisch, Jill
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Paperback. Editor(s): Winkelman, Michael; Dubisch, Jill. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Bikers converge at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Thousands flock to a Nevada desert to burn a towering effigy. And the hopeless but hopeful ill journey to Lourdes as they have for centuries. Although pilgrimage may seem an antiquated religious ritual, it remains a vibrant activity in the modern world as pilgrims combine traditional motives—such as seeking a cure for physical or spiritual problems—with contemporary searches for identity or interpersonal connection. That pilgrimage continues to exercise such a strong attraction is testimony to the power it continues to hold for those who undertake these sacred journeys.
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Bikers converge at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Thousands flock to a Nevada desert to burn a towering effigy. And the hopeless but hopeful ill journey to Lourdes as they have for centuries. Although pilgrimage may seem an antiquated religious ritual, it remains a vibrant activity in the modern world as pilgrims combine traditional motives—such as seeking a cure for physical or spiritual problems—with contemporary searches for identity or interpersonal connection. That pilgrimage continues to exercise such a strong attraction is testimony to the power it continues to hold for those who undertake these sacred journeys.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816531677
SKU
V9780816531677
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About . Ed(S): Winkelman, Michael; Dubisch, Jill
Michael Winkelman is Head of the Sociocultural Subdiscipline in the Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, USA. He is also the author of Shamanism: The Neural Ecology of Consciousness and Healing and Shamans, Priests and Witches: A Cross-Cultural Study of Magico-Religious Practitioners. Jill Dubisch is Regents’ Professor of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University, USA and author of Gender and ... Read more
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