Intersecting Journeys

The Anthropology of Pilgrimage and Tourism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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The appeal of sacred sites remains undiminished at the start of the twenty-first century, as unprecedented numbers of visitors travel to Lourdes, Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela, and even Star Trek conventions. Ethnographic analysis of the conflicts over resources and meanings associated with such sites, as well as the sense of community they inspire, provides compelling evidence re-emphasizing the links between pilgrimage and tourism. As the papers in this collection demonstrate, studies of these forms of journeying are at the forefront of postmodern debates about movement and centers, global flows, social identities, and the negotiation of meanings.

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Utgivningsdatum2004-09-23
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor216
FörlagUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN9780252029400

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Approaches to the anthropology of pilgrimage and tourism Ellen Badone & Sharon R. Roseman; "They told what happened on the road": Narrative and the construction of experiential knowledge on the pilgrimage to Chimayo, New Mexico Paula Elizabeht Holms-Rodman; Pilgrimage to "England's Nazareth": Landscapes of myth and memory at Walsingham Simon Coleman; The Kyoto tax strike: Buddhism, Shinto and tourism in Japan Nelson H. H. Graburn; Tourism and Holy Week in Leon, Spain Mark Tate; Santiago de Compestela in the year 2000: From religious centre to European City of Culture Sharon R. Roseman; Extending the metaphor: British missionaries as pilgrims in New Guinea Wayne Fife; Pilgrimage and the IDIC ethic: Exploring Star Trek convention attendance as pilgrimage Jennifer E. Port; Stories of the return: Pilgrimage and its aftermath Nancy L. Frey; Crossing boundaries; Exploring the borderlands of ethnography, tourism and pilgrimage Ellen Badone

"The contributors to Intersecting Journeys focus on a diverse mix of pilgrim-tourists, producing a varied and nuanced image of what tourists want. Each small, gem-like chapter explores travel and shrine in a different ethnographic context, from the Spanish pilgrimage center of Santiago de Compostela to the temples of Kyoto; from British missionaries in New Guinea to Star Trek conventions." --Anthropology News "A very welcome addition . . . to a field which is expanding far beyond the limits of the anthropology of religion."--John Eade, Sociology and Anthropology, Roehampton University, London, UK