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Although pilgrimage may seem an antiquated religious ritual, it remains a vibrant activity in the modern world. This volume brings together anthropological and interdisciplinary perspectives on these persistent forms of popular religion to expand our understanding of the role of the traditional practice of pilgrimage in what many believe to be an increasingly secular world.

Produktbeschreibung
Although pilgrimage may seem an antiquated religious ritual, it remains a vibrant activity in the modern world. This volume brings together anthropological and interdisciplinary perspectives on these persistent forms of popular religion to expand our understanding of the role of the traditional practice of pilgrimage in what many believe to be an increasingly secular world.
Autorenporträt
Jill Dubisch is Regents' Professor of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University and author of Gender and Power in Rural Greece and In a Different Place: Pilgrimage, Gender and Politics at a Greek Island Shrine. Her more recent work on motorcycle pilgrimage is presented in Run for the Wall: Remembering Vietnam on a Motorcycle Pilgrimage, co-authored with Raymond Michalowski. Michael Winkelman is Head of the Sociocultural Subdiscipline in the Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University. He is also the author of Shamanism: The Neural Ecology of Consciousness and Healing and Shamans, Priests and Witches: A Cross-Cultural Study of Magico-Religious Practitioners.