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Pilgrimage in Popular Culture
. Ed(S): Reader, Ian; Walter, Tony
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Description for Pilgrimage in Popular Culture
Paperback. Editor(s): Reader, Ian; Walter, Tony. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; JMS; JN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349126392
SKU
V9781349126392
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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