Pilgrim Stories On and off the Road to Santiago, Journeys along an Ancient Way in Modern Spain

Name: Pilgrim Stories On and off the Road to Santiago, Journeys along an Ancient Way in Modern Spain
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ISBN: 9780520217515

ISBN-10: 0520217519

ISBN-13: 9780520217515

Edition: 1999

Authors: Nancy Louise Frey

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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 methods of travel, they choose physically demanding…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 12/30/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 298
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.188



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Arriving at the End



Pilgrims to Santiago



Journey Shaping



Learning New Rhythms



Landscapes of Discovery



Arrivals and Endings



Santiago



To the End of the Earth



Going Home


Conclusions: Arriving at the Beginning



Fieldwork on the Road



The Twentieth-Century Reanimation


Notes


References


Index