Looking for Mary Magdalene: Alternative Pilgrimage and Ritual Creativity at Catholic Shrines in France

by Anna Fedele

Winner of the Award for Excellence in Religion: Analytical-Descriptive Studies from the American Academy of Religion

Anna Fedele offers a sensitive ethnography of alternative pilgrimages to French Catholic shrines dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene. Drawing on more than three years of fieldwork, she describes how pilgrims from Italy, Spain, Britain, and the United States interpret Catholic figures, symbols, and sites according...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199898421
• ISBN13: 9780199898428
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"