Pilgrimages

by Richard Barber

Book Overview

The first book to give an account of the major pilgrimage traditions of all the great religions of the world.

Pilgrimage, the journey to a distant sacred goal, is found in all the great religions of the world. It is a journey both outwards to hallowed places and inwards to spiritual improvement; it can express penance for past evils, or the search for future good; the pilgrim may pursue spiritual ecstasy in the sacred sites of a particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851154719
• ISBN13: 9780851154718
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.6"