Del i serien Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society

Sacred Vertigo

Pilgrimage and Tourism in Rocamadour, France

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Built into a huge cliff in central France, the town of Rocamadour is a visual marvel and a place of contradictions. Pilgrims come to venerate its ancient Black Madonna but are outnumbered by secular tourists. Weibel provides an intimate look at the transformation of Rocamadour from a significant religious center to a tourist attraction; the efforts by clergy to restore Rocamadour’s spiritual character; the supernatural reinterpretations of the shrine by non-Catholics; and the desperate decision by the Diocese to participate in tourism itself, with disastrous results.For more information, check out A Conversation with Deana L. Weibel: A Sacred Vertigo: Pilgrimage and Tourism in Rocamadour, France or this podcast episode on Meaningful Journeys.Deana L. Weibel appears on The Camino Podcast to discuss A Sacred Vertigo: Pilgrimage and Tourism in Rocamadour, France. Watch here.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-02-14
Mått161 x 227 x 20 mm
Vikt503 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAnthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society
Antal sidor200
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793650320

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A Sacred Vertigo is an engaging ethnography that provides vivid portraits of the shrine of Rocamadour and the social interactions that surround it. Weibel’s reflexivity is refreshing, and her concept of “religious creatives” makes an important contribution to debates about the meanings of secular and sacred travel. Essential reading for those interested in pilgrimage, tourism, popular Catholicism, alternative spiritualities and France.