Holy Places
eBook - ePub

Holy Places

How Pilgrimage Changed the World

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eBook - ePub

Holy Places

How Pilgrimage Changed the World

About this book

'One simply cannot do justice to Kathryn Hurlock's vivid and remarkably wide-ranging page-turner' Country Life

This year, as they have for millennia, many people around the world will set out on pilgrimages. But these are not only journeys of personal and spiritual devotion - they are also political acts, affirmations of identity and engagements with deep-rooted historical narratives.

Kathryn Hurlock follows the trail of pilgrimage through nineteen sacred sites - from the temples of Jerusalem to the banks of the Ganges, by way of Iona, Lourdes, Amritsar and Buenos Aires - revealing the many ways in which this ancient practice has shaped our religions and our world. Pilgrimages have transformed the fates of cities, anointed dynasties, provided guidance in hard times and driven progress in good. Filled with fascinating insights, Holy Places unveils the complex histories and contemporary endurance of one of our most fundamental human urges.

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Information

Publisher
Profile Books
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781800817456
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction: A World of Pilgrimage
  4. 1: Tai Shan, China
  5. 2: The Ganges, India
  6. 3: Delphi, Greece
  7. 4: Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
  8. 5: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  9. 6: Rome, Italy
  10. 7: Istanbul, Turkey
  11. 8: Iona, Scotland
  12. 9: Karbala, Iraq
  13. 10: Chichén Itzá, Mexico
  14. 11: Muxima, Angola
  15. 12: Bear Butte, South Dakota, USA
  16. 13: Amritsar, Punjab, India
  17. 14: Lourdes, France
  18. 15: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
  19. 16: Rātana Pā, New Zealand
  20. 17: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  21. 18: Shikoku, Japan
  22. 19: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  23. Notes
  24. Acknowledgements
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index
  27. Copyright