Pilgrimage: Past and Present in the World Religions

by Simon Coleman and John Elsner

Book Overview

From the Great Panathenaea of ancient Greece to the hajj of today, people of all religions and cultures have made sacred journeys to confirm their faith and their part in a larger identity. This book is a fascinating guide through the vast and varied cultural territory such pilgrimages have covered across the ages. The first book to look at the phenomenon and experience of pilgrimage through the multiple lenses of history, religion, sociology, anthropology,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674667654
• ISBN13: 9780674667655
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 10.0"