A thought-provoking reflection on pilgrimage past and present, and
a compelling exploration of its relevance today. The enormous rise
in popularity in recent decades of the Camino, the ancient pilgrim
path that stretches from France, across northern Spain to Santiago
de Compostela, is part of a wider phenomenon being witnessed on
other time-honoured pilgrim routes around the globe and across the
faiths. But this is happening in a world that in many places is
self-avowedly ever more sceptical, secular and scientific, with
formal religious affiliation in steep decline. Why? Some argue that
tourism is the new religion, and that those who today walk in the
footsteps of countless past generations of believers do so to enjoy
the holiday experience, the escape from their everyday world, the
health benefits of so much exercise, and the companionship, without
seeking any sort of spiritual enlightenment. Yet by looking at a
diverse range of pilgrimage sites that includes Rome, Jerusalem,
Lalibela in Ethiopia, the Buddha Trail in northern India, Shikoku
in Japan and the self-styled 'power place' of Machu Picchu in Peru,
Peter Stanford draws on his own experience as a pilgrim to argue
that something more complex and challenging is going on. Financial
crises, increasing inequality, climate change and worldwide
pandemics are causing people to question the very foundations on
which their post religion, twenty-first-century lives are built.
This book considers how pilgrimage, with its long history,
essential intertwining of arduous journey and openness to personal
transformation, is providing the modern age with a means to take a
longer, slower and hence more profound look at life, stretching all
the way back to when the first pilgrim put one foot in front of
another.
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