Powers of Pilgrimage: Religion in a World of Movement

by Simon Coleman

Book Overview

A groundbreaking reframing of religious pilgrimage

Pious processions. Sites of miraculous healing. Journeys to far-away sacred places. These are what are usually called to mind when we think of religious pilgrimage. Yet while pilgrimage can include journeying to the heart of sacred shrines, it can also occur in apparently mundane places. Indeed, not everyone has the resources or mobility to take part in religiously inspired movement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479811947
• ISBN13: 9781479811946
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"