1st Edition

Religious Pilgrimages in the Mediterranean World

Edited By Antón M. Pazos Copyright 2023
188 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Religious Pilgrimages in the Mediterranean World examines the evolution of recent theoretical and methodological trends in pilgrimage studies. It outlines key themes of research, including historical, anthropological, sociological and cultural approaches, to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the subject. Charting pilgrimages from 1500 through to the current day, the... Read more

Introduction: Pilgrimages, Religion and Mediterranean

Antón M. Pazos

1. Catholic Pilgrimages between c.1500 and c.2000

José Andrés-Gallego

2. Reimagining Pilgrimage: Recent Studies of Protestantism and Pilgrimage

Raymond Mentzer

3. To the Holy Land: Anthropological Issues in Contemporary Holy Land Pilgrimage

Jackie Feldman

4. Recent Research on a Renewed Pilgrimage: The Way of St James in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Antón M. Pazos

5. A Decade of Research: Travel Literature and the Artistic Heritage of the Way of St James

Miguel Taín Guzmán

6. The Contemporary Resurgence of the Pilgrimage to Santiago: Beyond Religion

Xosé M. Santos

7. Nationalism in Jewish Pilgrimage and Holy Sites: The Western Wall and Rachel’s Tomb as Case Studies

Kobi Cohen-Hattab

8. Muslim Pilgrimage Observed: Ruminations on an Emerging Field

Nimrod Luz

9. Aftermath: Studying Life after Pilgrimage

Hillary Kaell.

Index

Biography

Antón M. Pazos is currently a member of the Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences and Vice President of the International Commission for History and Studies of Christianity (CIHEC). He is also Emeritus Scientist of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, Spanish National Research Council).