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Dangerous Pilgrimages
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Author : Malcolm Bradbury
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Dangerous Pilgrimages written by Malcolm Bradbury and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with American fiction categories.
Dangerous Pilgrimages is a dazzling analysis of the thriving traffic in fiction between the Old World and the New. Since before Plato, the Old World has been inventing and refining its images of the New. And, since explorers called it into being, the New World has been looking back to the Old, borrowing its traditions to write the new rules and distil the truths that came to be self-evident. Reports travelled fast, but icons travelled better. And if there has always been a gap between image and reality, it has opened out into rare entertainment - above all in the novel, a form that flourished as a result of the great transatlantic encounter.
Dangerous Pilgrimages
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Author : Malcolm Bradbury
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Dangerous Pilgrimages written by Malcolm Bradbury and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Since before Plato, the Old World has been inventing and refining its views and images of the New. And since explorers first called it into being, the New World has been looking back to the Old, borrowing its traditions to write new rules and distil truths that came to be self-evident. Within this cultural exchange between America and Europe, there has been what Malcolm Bradbury calls the "flourishing traffic in fancy, fantasy, dream and myth". And if there has always been a gap between image and reality, it has widened into rare entertainment - above all in the novel, a form that flourished as a result of the great transatlantic encounter. Malcolm Bradbury, who has been writing about various aspects of American and British literature for more than three decades, tracks this long-lived relationship and the accompanying myths with expert zest and enthusiasm. It is an exhilarating journey - from Chateaubriand's primeval America, crisscrossing the Atlantic to Henry James (who invented Paris) and Edith Wharton's focus on the American in Europe, to the European tours of America in the tradition of Evelyn Waugh (who invented postmodern L.A.) and Malcolm Lowry, to the contemporary "frequent flyer" novelists for whom both continents represents a kind of hyper-reality.
Pilgrimages
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Author : Richard Barber
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 1991
Pilgrimages written by Richard Barber and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.
This is the first book to offer a survey of the great pilgrimage traditions. It outlines the history of different customs & merges common themes, revealing surprising similarities in practice among pilgrims of widely differing beliefs & times
The Dialogic Novels Of Malcolm Bradbury And David Lodge
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Author : Robert A. Morace
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 1989
The Dialogic Novels Of Malcolm Bradbury And David Lodge written by Robert A. Morace and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Fiction categories.
Discusses the overlooked works of Bradbury and Lodge in terms of their critical reception, Bakhtin's theory of the dialogical novel, and their relation to British literature and contemporary literature in general. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Reflections For A Better Year
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Author : Christopher Perry
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2024-06-07
Reflections For A Better Year written by Christopher Perry and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-07 with Religion categories.
This book contains 365 daily reflections which are intended to help the reader to actively improve his or her life.
Making Pilgrimages
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Author : Ian Reader
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Making Pilgrimages written by Ian Reader and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Religion categories.
This study involves a fourteen-hundred-kilometer-long pilgrimage around Japan's fourth largest island, Shikoku. In traveling the circuit of the eighty-eight Buddhist temples that make up the route, pilgrims make their journey together with Kobo Daishi (774-835), the holy miracle-working figure who is at the heart of the pilgrimage. Once seen as a marginal practice, recent media portrayal of the pilgrimage as a symbol of Japanese cultural heritage has greatly increased the number of participants, both Japanese and foreign. In this absorbing look at the nature of the pilgrimage, Ian Reader examines contemporary practices and beliefs in the context of historical development, taking into account theoretical considerations of pilgrimage as a mode of activity and revealing how pilgrimages such as Shikoku may change in nature over the centuries. This rich ethnographic work covers a wide range of pilgrimage activity and behavior, drawing on accounts of pilgrims traveling by traditional means on foot as well as those taking advantage of the new package bus tours, and exploring the pilgrimage's role in the everyday lives of participants and the people of Shikoku alike. that have shaped it in the past and in the present, including history and legend; the island's landscape and residents; the narratives and actions of the pilgrims and the priests who run the temples; regional authorities; and commercial tour operators and bus companies.
The Catholic Miscellany And Monthly Repository Of Information
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1828
The Catholic Miscellany And Monthly Repository Of Information written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1828 with categories.
Islamic Tourism
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Author : Ahmad Jamal
language : en
Publisher: CABI
Release Date : 2018-12-14
Islamic Tourism written by Ahmad Jamal and has been published by CABI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-14 with Business & Economics categories.
Islamic tourism is not purely motivated by religion; it also includes participants pursuing similar leisure experiences to non-Muslims, within the parameters set by Islam. Destinations are therefore not necessarily locations where Shari'a or full Islamic law is enforced. Demand for Islamic tourism destinations is increasing as the Muslim population expands, with the market forecast to be worth around US$238 billion. This book explores the ever-widening gap between the religious, tourism, management and education sectors. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations of religious tourism and pilgrimage management from a variety of international perspectives, and introduces theories and models in an accessible structure. The book: - Includes a range of contemporary case studies of religious and pilgrimage activities. - Covers ancient, sacred and emerging tourist destinations. - Reviews new forms of pilgrimage, faith systems and quasi-religious activities. This book offers an engaging assessment of the linkages and interconnections between Muslim consumers and the places they visit. It provides an important analysis for researchers of religious tourism, pilgrimage and related subjects.
Pilgrimage In The Marketplace
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Author : Ian Reader
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-11
Pilgrimage In The Marketplace written by Ian Reader and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-11 with Travel categories.
The study of pilgrimage often centres itself around miracles and spontaneous populist activities. While some of these activities and stories may play an important role in the emergence of potential pilgrimage sites and in helping create wider interest in them, this book demonstrates that the dynamics of the marketplace, including marketing and promotional activities by priests and secular interest groups, create the very consumerist markets through which pilgrimages become established and successful – and through which the ‘sacred’ as a category can be sustained. By drawing on examples from several contexts, including Japan, India, China, Vietnam, Europe, and the Muslim world, author Ian Reader evaluates how pilgrimages may be invented, shaped, and promoted by various interest groups. In so doing he draws attention to the competitive nature of the pilgrimage market, revealing that there are rivalries, borrowed ideas, and alliances with commercial and civil agencies to promote pilgrimages. The importance of consumerism is demonstrated, both in terms of consumer goods/souvenirs and pilgrimage site selection, rather than the usual depictions of consumerism as tawdry disjunctions on the ‘sacred.’ As such this book reorients studies of pilgrimage by highlighting not just the pilgrims who so often dominate the literature, but also the various other interest groups and agencies without whom pilgrimage as a phenomenon would not exist.
Pilgrimage To Broken Mountain
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Author : Alan R. Sandstrom
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2023-01-20
Pilgrimage To Broken Mountain written by Alan R. Sandstrom and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-20 with Social Science categories.
An ethnographic study based on decades of field research, Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain explores five sacred journeys to the peaks of venerated mountains undertaken by Nahua people living in northern Veracruz, Mexico. Punctuated with elaborate ritual offerings dedicated to the forces responsible for rain, seeds, crop fertility, and the well-being of all people, these pilgrimages are the highest and most elaborate form of Nahua devotion and reveal a sophisticated religious philosophy that places human beings in intimate contact with what Westerners call the forces of nature. Alan and Pamela Sandstrom document them for the younger Nahua generation, who live in a world where many are lured away from their communities by wage labor in urban Mexico and the United States. Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain contains richly detailed descriptions and analyses of ritual procedures as well as translations from the Nahuatl of core myths, chants performed before decorated altars, and statements from participants. Particular emphasis is placed on analyzing the role of sacred paper figures that are produced by the thousands for each pilgrimage. The work contains drawings of these cuttings of spirit entities along with hundreds of color photographs illustrating how they are used throughout the pilgrimages. The analysis reveals the monist philosophy that underlies Nahua religious practice in which altars, dancing, chanting, and the paper figures themselves provide direct access to the sacred. In the context of their pilgrimage traditions, the ritual practices of Nahua religion show one way that people interact effectively with the forces responsible for not only their own prosperity but also the very survival of humanity. A magnum opus with respect to Nahua religion and religious practice, Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain is a significant contribution to several fields, including but not limited to Indigenous literatures of Mesoamerica, Nahuatl studies, Latinx and Chicanx studies, and religious studies.