Pilgrimage
Past and Present in the World Religions
Published on 1. September 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-674-66766-2 (ISBN)
Description
From the Great Panathenaea of ancient Greece to the "hajj", people of all nationalities have made sacred journeys to confirm their faith and their part in a larger identity. This text provides a guide to the varied cultural territory such pilgrimages have covered across the ages. It explores the phenomenon and the experience of pilgrimage through an interdisciplinary approach, which uses history, religion, sociology, anthropology and art history to illustrate the range of sacred travel and map the cultural imagination.
Reviews / Votes
Coleman and Elsner's study offers irrefutable evidence that humans the world over yearn to connect with that which is held holy in a particular place that is considered holy. -- Zachary Karabell Boston Book Review In tracing sacred travels from fifth-century B.C.E. Greece to the Holy Land in the late twentieth century and from monotheistic traditions to those of Indian religions and the Buddhist world, Simon Coleman and John Elsner propose a novel journey of the mind. -- Julia Clancy-Smith American Historical ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
62 color illustrations, 43 halftones, 1 line illustration
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 187 mm
Weight
771 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-66766-2 (9780674667662)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Simon Coleman is Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Durham. John Elsner is a Lecturer in Classical and Early Christian Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London.
Content
Introduction: Landscapes Surveyed Piety And Identity: Sacred Travel In The Classical World Picture Section I Viewer and Viewed: Images and Idols Exile And Return: Jewish Pilgrimage Picture Section II The Sacred Site: Contestation and Co-operation The Centre In The Desert: Muslim Pilgrimage To Mecca Picture Section III Images of the Orient The Gospels Embodied: Christian Pilgrimage To The Holy Land Picture Section IV Containers of the Sacred Geographies Of Sainthood: Christian Pilgrimage From The Middle Ages To The Present Day Picture Section V Living Saints Divinity Diffused: Pilgrimage In The Indian Religions Picture Section VI Mapping the Sacred Translating The Sacred: Patterns Of Pilgrimage In The Buddhist World Epilogue: Landscapes Reviewed Notes and Bibliographies Illustration Acknowledgements Index