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This Study Guide consists of approximately 21 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Sacred Journey; a Memoir of Early Days.
Feb 22, 2023 · This class will explore the role of pilgrimage and journeys in ancient literature and focus on the following questions: who is a traveler or pilgrim? Why do they undertake sacred journeys, what are their destinations, and what makes journeys so potentially transformative
In this course we will study examples of pilgrimage and sainthood in historical and contemporary Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and Africa, and specifically examine the theoretical orientations being used to interpret them.
Oct 24, 2008 · His simple model, developed from Van Gennep's ‘rite de passage’ seemed profound; it offered us a means for comparing the sacred journeys of one people with those of another, and for comparing pilgrimage with other kinds of ritual processes.
Oct 26, 1992 · In-depth accounts of patterns of pilgrimage ranging from Hindu practices to a comparison of Catholic and Baptist pilgrimage in Haiti and Trinidad, to a narration of a Maori sacred journey,...
- illustrated
- the University of Michigan
- Alan Morinis
- Bloomsbury Academic, 1992
It examines popular pilgrimage motifs – such as health and healing, hardship and challenge, sacred landscape, fellowship, spiritual journeying and quest – and reveals what pilgrimage can tell us about society and culture both today and in the past.
Sacred journeys were central to many ancient religions, allowing pilgrims to seek divine favor or knowledge. Panhellenic sanctuaries, like Delphi and Olympia, served as major destinations for sacred journeys in ancient Greece, where individuals sought advice from oracles or participated in games.
