Includes bibliographical references and index.

The experience of medieval pilgrims on the route to Santiago de Compostela, Spain : evidence from the twelfth century pilgrim's guide / Tessa Garton -- Pilgrimage : a distinctive practice / Richard LeSueur -- Meshworks, entanglements and presencing absence : pilgrimages, eastern free state-style / Shirley du Plooy -- Pilgrim writers in dialogue / Suzanne van der Beek -- Medieval pilgrims in modern times : Bu�nuel's The milky way / Alison T. Smith -- Richard Burton : disguise as journey to the self and beyond / Aateka Khan -- Children's processions to Glasnevin : contestation, education, recreation / Vivienne Keely -- "Non-sacred" no more : the pilgrimage path Cruc�an na bP�aiste and the re-evaluation of Irish cultural practices / E. Moore Quinn -- Spain's mystical adventure : walking in the footsteps of Teresa of �Avila / Mary Farrelly -- Dreaming of al-Quds (Jerusalem) : pilgrimage and visioning / Ian S. McIntosh -- The future generations ride of the Lakota Sioux / George D. Greenia -- Pilgrimage and the challenging of a Canadian foundational myth / Matthew R. Anderson.

This book reveals many aspects of the practice of pilgrimage, from its nationalistic facets to its effect on economic development; from the impact of the internet to questions of globalization; and from pilgrimage as protest to pilgrimage as creative expression in such media as film, art and literature. Part I, 'Grounding Pilgrimage', challenges past and present definitions of the sacred journey. Part II, 'Narrating Pilgrimage', contains chapters that explore the telling of stories through various media. In Part III, 'Reclaiming Pilgrimage', contributors discuss spiritual journeys in Europe that include a procession of joy for children, a redemptive practice of mourning, and a search for a mystic saint. Part IV, 'Healing and Reconciling through Pilgrimage', explores historical injustices and their remedies through pilgrimage. The book has 12 chapters and a subject index.

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