The Way of the Wild Goose : Three Pilgrimages Following Geese, Stars, and Hunches on the Camino de Santiago in France and Spain / Beebe Bahrami.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bahrami, Beebe, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pilgrims and pilgrimages--France.

Pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Rhinebeck, NY : Monkfish Book Publishing Company, [2022]

Summary:

"A pilgrimage-turned-adventure story in pursuit of a pagan mystery on the Camino de Santiago across France and Spain. With three pilgrimages across southern France and northern Spain defining author and anthropologist Beebe Bahrami's single journey on the Camino de Santiago, The Way of the Wild Goose recounts an inner and outer journey full of wild nature, ancient roads and history, quirky pilgrims, wise and humorous locals, and puzzling folklore. It's a compelling tale of quest, initiation, and transformation following the Way of Saint James. The book is also a detective story that reveals an old mystery: Why is the goose associated with the medieval Camino de Santiago, and how did it come to preserve a whole universe of pagan, pre-Christian lore in one innocent symbol? Longtime trekker Bahrami decided to find out, and unknowingly catapulted herself into a true wild goose chase, unearthing a magnetically alive and meaningful long walk on the ancient roads in France and Spain-and a journey into the Self"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

i. Praise for Way of the Wild Goose

ii. Title Page

iii. Copyright Page

iv. Board Game

v. Contents

vi. Map

vii. Prologue - Meeting the Goose

viii. Part 1

1. On a Goose-Footed Threshold

2. The Game of the Goose

3. Square One

4. The First Goose

5. Pigeon, Boar, Rabbit

6. The Bridge

7. The Second Goose

8. The Third Goose

9. Amber Wine

10. Twenty-Six Ducks

11. The Inn

12. Wild Boar, Pigs, and Pugs

13. The Tempest

14. The Recluse

15. The Fourth Goose

ix. Part 2

17. The Dice

18. The Fifth Goose

19. The Well

20. The Sixth Goose

21. The Ice Storm

22. The Seventh Goose

23. An Angel and a Saint

24. The Eighth Goose

25. The Serpent

26. The Ninth Goose

27. Melusine

28. The Rooster and the Hen

29. The Deer

30. The Tenth Goose

31. Red Roses and White Honeybees

32. Call Me Ishmael

33. The Labyrinth

34. The Ebro

35. Mistress of Animals

36. Prehistoric Pilgrims

37. Nirvana

38. Sa'di's Daughter

39. Our Lady of Sarlat

40. The Sport of Joy

x. Part 3

41. Returning

42. The Alchemical Journey

43. The Gift

44. The Valley Way

45. The Eleventh Goose

46. Saint Martin's Goose

47. The Fork in the Road

48. Cygnus

49. Saint James's Dice

50. Mary's Dice

51. House of the Gods

52. The Gander

53. The Tower

54. The Dragonfly

55. The Twelfth Goose

56. The Castle

57. The Castro

58. Death

59. The Thirteenth Goose

60. Arriving

61. The Lamia

62. Between the Setting Sun and the North Star

63. The Swan

xi. Epilogue - Meeting the Goose, Again

xii. Acknowledgments

xiii. About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781948626644

1948626640

OCLC:

1303085720