Description
Reframing Pilgrimage argues that sacred travel is just one of the twenty-first century's many forms of cultural mobility. The contributors consider the meanings of pilgrimage in Christian, Mormon, Hindu, Islamic and Sufi traditions, as well as in secular contexts, and they create a new theory of pilgrimage as a form of voluntary displacement. This voluntary displacement helps to constitute cultural meaning in a world constantly 'en route'. Pilgrimage, which works both on global economic and individual levels, is recognised as a highly creative and politically charged force intimately bound up in economic and cultural systems
About the Author
Simon Coleman is a Reader in Anthropology at the University of Durham.,
John Eade is Professor of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the University of Surrey Roehampton.
Reviews
'The coverage is broad, stretching far beyond previous concepts of pilgrimage as a religious or "sacred" event ...' - Anthropological Forum 15
Book Information
ISBN 9780415303552
Author Simon Coleman
Format Paperback
Page Count 212
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 410g
