Pilgrimage : past and present in the world religions / Simon Coleman and John Elsner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coleman, Simon, 1963-

Contributor:

Elsner, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Religions.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1995.

Summary:

From the Great Panathenaea of ancient Greece to the hajj of today, people of all religions and cultures have made sacred journeys to confirm their faith and their part in a larger identity. This book is a fascinating guide through the vast and varied cultural territory such pilgrimages have covered across the ages. The first book to look at the phenomenon and experience of pilgrimage through the multiple lenses of history, religion, sociology, anthropology, and art history, this sumptuously illustrated volume explores the full richness and range of sacred travel as it maps the cultural imagination.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-231) and index.

ISBN:

0674667654

0674667662

OCLC:

33035337