Intersecting Journeys: The Anthropology of Pilgrimage and Tourism
Intersecting Journeys: The Anthropology of Pilgrimage and Tourism
edited by Ellen Badone and Sharon R. Roseman contributions by Wayne Fife, Jennifer E Porter, Ellen Badone, Sharon R. Roseman, Paula Elizabeth Holmes-Rodman, Simon Coleman, Nancy L Frey, Mark Tate and Nelson H. H. Graburn
University of Illinois Press, 2004 Cloth: 978-0-252-02940-0 | eISBN: 978-0-252-09043-1 (standard) Library of Congress Classification BL619.P5I67 2004 Dewey Decimal Classification 306.6
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The appeal of sacred sites remains undiminished at the start of the twenty-first century, as unprecedented numbers of visitors travel to Lourdes, Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela, and even Star Trek conventions. Ethnographic analysis of the conflicts over resources and meanings associated with such sites, as well as the sense of community they inspire, provides compelling evidence re-emphasizing the links between pilgrimage and tourism. As the papers in this collection demonstrate, studies of these forms of journeying are at the forefront of postmodern debates about movement and centers, global flows, social identities, and the negotiation of meanings.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Ellen Badone is an associate professor of anthropology and religious studies at McMaster University and author of The Appointed Hour: Death, Worldview and Social Change in Brittany.Sharon Roseman is an associate professor of anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
REVIEWS
"The contributors to Intersecting Journeys focus on a diverse mix of pilgrim-tourists, producing a varied and nuanced image of what tourists want. Each small, gem-like chapter explores travel and shrine in a different ethnographic context, from the Spanish pilgrimage center of Santiago de Compostela to the temples of Kyoto; from British missionaries in New Guinea to Star Trek conventions." --Anthropology News
"A very welcome addition . . . to a field which is expanding far beyond the limits of the anthropology of religion."--John Eade, Sociology and Anthropology, Roehampton University, London, UK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Introduction: Approaches to the Anthropology of Pilgrimage and
Tourism
Ellen Badone and Sharon R. Roseman
1. "They Told What Happened on the Road": Narrative and the
Construction of Experiential Knowledge on the Pilgrimage to
Chimayo, New Mexico
Paula Elizabeth Holmes-Rodman
2. Pilgrimage to "England's Nazareth": Landscapes of Myth and
Memory at Walsingham
Simon Coleman
3. The Kyoto Tax Strike: Buddhism, Shinto, and Tourism in Japan
Nelson H. H. Graburn
4. Tourism and Holy Week in León, Spain
Mark Tate
5. Santiago de Compostela in the Year 2000: From Religious Center
to European City of Culture
Sharon R. Roseman
6. Extending the Metaphor: British Missionaries as Pilgrims in
New Guinea
Wayne Fife
7. Pilgrimage and the IDIC Ethic: Exploring Star Trek Convention
Attendance as Pilgrimage
Jennifer E. Porter
8. Stories of the Return: Pilgrimage and Its Aftermaths
Nancy L. Frey
Conclusion: Exploring the Borderlands of Ethnography, Tourism,
and Pilgrimage
Ellen Badone
Contributors
Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Culture and tourism
