Sacred Journeys: An Illustrated Guide to Pilgrimages Around the World

by Jennifer Westwood

Hardcover, 1997

Barcode

6672

Call number

291.35 WES

Status

Available

Call number

291.35 WES

Pages

223

Description

This work explores people's inborn yearning to discover a greater depth in their lives, for an encounter with the divine. Pilgrimage is an opportunity to transform oneself through personal challenge. The chosen site is often one with a religious connection, a place where a deity is believed to have appeared, where a footprint is preserved in stone, or where the remains of a saint are buried. But there may be a more personal connection linked to the goal. religions and new-age philosophy. Part one describes the cultural and historical background to pilgrimage, and takes the reader through each stage. Drawing from particular examples, it offers practical advice for self-preparation, the journey, the arrival and the return home. how to get there and what to take. The book aims to encourage readers to experience being a pilgrim.… (more)

Publication

Henry Holt & Co (1997), Edition: 1st US -1st Printing, 223 pages

ISBN

0805048456 / 9780805048452

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