Pilgrimage and Ambiguity: Sharing the Sacred

• Main Author: Manoël Pénicaud (auth)
• Other Authors: Carlos César Xavier Leal (auth), Robin M. Wright (auth), Thierry Zarcone (auth), Yasushi Tonaga (auth), Omar González Nanez (auth), Pierre-Jean Luizard (auth), Isabelle Charleux (auth), Jürgen Wasim Frembgen (auth), Angela Hobart (auth), Dionigi Albera (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Sean Kingston Publishing 2017
• Subjects: ambiguity; ritual; pilgrimage; sacred; interfaith; religion
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

'Ambiguous sanctuaries' are places in which the sacred is shared. These exist in almost all religions: tombs of saints, mausoleums, monasteries and shrines, a revered mountain peak, a majestic tree, a cave or special boulders in the river. This book examines this phenomenon in diverse part...