In Walking to Magdalena, Seth Schermerhorn explores a question that
is central to the interface of religious studies and Native
American and indigenous studies: What have Native peoples made of
Christianity? By focusing on the annual pilgrimage of the Tohono
O'odham to Magdalena in Sonora, Mexico, Schermerhorn examines how
these indigenous people of southern Arizona have made Christianity
their own. This walk serves as the entry point for larger questions
about what the Tohono O'odham have made of Christianity. With
scholarly rigor and passionate empathy, Schermerhorn offers a deep
understanding of Tohono O'odham Christian traditions as practiced
in everyday life and in the words of the O'odham themselves. The
author's rich ethnographic description and analyses are also drawn
from his experiences accompanying a group of O'odham walkers on
their pilgrimage to Saint Francis in Magdalena. For many years
scholars have agreed that the journey to Magdalena is the largest
and most significant event in the annual cycle of Tohono O'odham
Christianity. Never before, however, has it been the subject of
sustained scholarly inquiry. Walking to Magdalena offers insight
into religious life and expressive culture, relying on extensive
field study, videotaped and transcribed oral histories of the
O'odham, and archival research. The book illuminates indigenous
theories of personhood and place in the everyday life, narratives,
songs, and material culture of the Tohono O'odham.
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