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New. First published in 1978, Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture is a classic work examining the theological doctrines, popular notions, and corresponding symbols and images promoting and sustaining Christian pilgrimage. The book examines two major aspects of pilgrimage practice: the significance of context, or the theological conditions giving rise to pilgrimage and the folk traditions enabling worshippers to absorb the meaning of the event; and the images and symbols embodying the experience of pilgrimage and transmitting its visions in varying ways. Retelling its own tales of "mere mortals" confronted by potent visions, such as the man Juan Diego who found redemption with the Lady of Guadalupe and the poor French shepherdess Bernadette whose encounter with the Lady at Lourdes inspired Christians across the globe, this text treats religious visions as both paradox and empowering phenomena, tying them explicitly to the times in which they occurred. Offering vivid vignettes…
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Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture Hardcover - 2011
by Victor Turner; Edith Turner; Introduction by Deborah Ross
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- Title Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture
- Author Victor Turner; Edith Turner; Introduction by Deborah Ross
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition with a new intro
- Pages 344
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press
- Date 2011-11
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780231157902 / 0231157908
- Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 22 to UP years
- Grade levels 17 - UP
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- Aspects (Academic): Religious
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011014653
- Dewey Decimal Code 263.041
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