Pilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation and Healing

Pilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation, and Healing offers an interdisciplinary approach to the topic, exploring its nationalistic, economic, and social aspects, as well as its impact on cultural expression. It challenges traditional definitions and provides a comprehensive review of the subject, covering past and present definitions, storytelling, historical injustices, and their remedies through pilgrimage.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 186 pages
Publication date: 13 November 2018
Publisher: CABI Publishing

Pilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation, and Healing offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the multifaceted phenomenon of pilgrimage. It delves into a wide range of aspects related to this practice, encompassing its nationalistic dimensions, its impact on economic development, the influence of the internet on globalization, the role of pilgrimage as a form of protest, and its manifestation as creative expression in various media such as film, art, and literature.

This book challenges the conventional definitions of pilgrimage and seeks to redefine its paradigms. It presents a diverse array of perspectives on the subject, aiming to provide a comprehensive and balanced review. The book explores the historical and contemporary definitions of the sacred journey, the art of storytelling, and the quest for historical injustices and their remedies through pilgrimage. It is perhaps most accurately described as a form of heritage tourism or tourism with a conscious, as it involves a transformative experience that often leaves a lasting impact.

Pilgrimage, like touristic travel, possesses a measure of transformation that is often profound and enduring, making it an intriguing area of study. By examining social justice within the context of pilgrimage and featuring a diverse collection of interdisciplinary voices from across the globe, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers interested in pilgrimage and religious and heritage tourism.

Weight: 498g
Dimension: 176 x 243 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786395009