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Pilgrimage in the Twenty-First Century

A Kaleidoscopic Inquiry

Edited By: Ian S. McIntosh, Dane Munro, Alison T. Smith, Susan Dunn-Hensley

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This inquiry showcases the rich diversity of religious and secular pilgrimage. Scholars explore travel for transformation, revealing why it is one of tourism's fastest growing segments and how this age-old phenomenon is central to what it means to be human.

Pilgrimage in the Twenty-First Century: A Kaleidoscopic Inquiry showcases the rich diversity of religious and secular pilgrimage on the world stage. Scholars from the Global…

Pilgrimage in the Twenty-First Century: A Kaleidoscopic Inquiry showcases the rich diversity of religious and secular pilgrimage on the world stage. Scholars from the Global North and South working in diverse fields in the humanities and social sciences share their research on the nature of pilgrimage—otherwise known as travel for transformation—providing insight into why it is one of the fastest growing segments of the worldwide tourism industry. Topics under scrutiny include the ancient history of pilgrimage, pilgrimage in literature, the development of new trails and the refurbishment of others, pilgrimage as an avenue for justice and peacebuilding, as an example of intangible cultural heritage, and as a unique driver of domestic economies. Each chapter in this survey—covering more than fifteen countries—makes a significant contribution to our understanding of this age-old and multi-faceted phenomenon that is central to our understanding of what it means to be human.

Ian S. McIntosh is an Australian anthropologist and pilgrimage scholar based at Indiana University, Indiana, USA. He is the co-founder of the Sacred Journeys Project and has authored three books on Indigenous Australian culture, and others on pilgrimage and peace-building.

Dane Munro is a visiting Senior Lecturer at Tourism Management at the University of Malta and a visiting Professor at the University of Primorska, Slovenia. His academic specialization is faith-based tourism and pilgrimage and, most recently, he co-edited Food and the Pilgrim and New Pilgrimage Routes and Trails.

Alison T. Smith is Adjunct Professor at the College of Charleston, USA. A pilgrimage scholar, Smith serves on the Advisory Board of the Sacred Journeys Project and is the co-editor of the book Women and Pilgrimage and many related publications.

Susan Dunn-Hensley is an Associate Lecturer of English at Wheaton College, Illinois, where she specializes in early modern literature and pilgrimage studies. She is the author of Anna of Denmark and Henrietta Maria: Virgins, Witches, and Catholic Queens.

Ian S. McIntosh, Dane Munro, Susan Dunn-Hensley, Alison T. Smith, Matthew Anderson, Ken Wilson, Roy Tamashiro, Anne Blankenship, Liz Mogford, Jasmine Goodnow, Eunice Gorman, Laura Lewis, Mary Watt, Nour Fara Haddad, Tahar Abbou, E. Moore Quinn, Amir Mashiach, Tadeja Jere Jakulin, Mikołaj Wyrzykowski