Pilgrim Stories
On and Off the Road to Santiago, Journeys Along an Ancient Way in Modern Spain
Each year thousands of men and women from more than sixty countries journey by foot and bicycle across northern Spain, following the medieval pilgrimage road known as the Camino de Santiago. Their destination is Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of the apostle James are said to be buried. These modern-day pilgrims and the role of the pilgrimage in their lives are the subject of Nancy Louise Frey's fascinating book.Unlike the religiously-oriented pilgrims who visit Marian shrines such as Lourdes, the modern Road of St. James attracts an ecumenical mix of largely well-educated, urban middle-class participants. Eschewing comfortable meth…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-520-92246-4
- EAN: 9780520922464
- Produktnummer: 21595892
- Verlag: Vanderbilt University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
- Seitenangabe: 298 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'073 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Nancy Louise Frey is an anthropologist and writer. She lives on the Galician coast in Spain.
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