Pilgrimage
A Very Short Introduction
$28.78
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2015
Summary
Pilgrimage is found in most religious cultures, with large numbers of sites - from globally renowned places to regional shrines - flourishing historically and in the modern day. Pilgrimage centres around the world, including Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Guadalupe in Mexico, Lourdes in France, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Haridwar in India, and Shikoku in Japan, attract millions of pilgrims annually, while a flourishing ‘spiritual tourism’ industry has grown to promote the practice. In the prese…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198718222 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198718225 |
| Author: | Ian Reader |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 127g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 112mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
a stimulating introduction to an important feature of all religions. * Church of England Newspaper *The author has successfully written a little book on a much needed topic, especially for urban dwellers nowadays. This is a high recommended ‘very short’ introduction to the subject. * Josaphat C. Tam, The Expository Times *
About The Author
Ian Reader
Ian Reader is Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester. He has held several previous posts at other universities, including the University of Lancaster, UK, the Nordic Institute for Asian Studies, Denmark, the University of Hawaii, USA, and Kansai Gaidai University, Japan. He has published several books and numerous articles on Japanese religious dynamics and practices, including Making Pilgrimages: Meaning and Practice in Shikoku (University of HawaiiPress, 2005), Pilgrimage in the Marketplace (Routledge, 2013), an edited volume Pilgrimage in the Japanese Tradition (with Paul L. Swanson, as a special edition of the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies,1997), and several journal articles and book chapters.
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