In session 4 next Tuesday, we shall discuss pilgrimages in the Christian tradition. A summary overview of different types of pilgrimage will be the focus of the discussion with examples drawn from various parts of the Christianized world. Course participants who may be interested now or after the course has been completed may wish to pursue the subject further, and there are a number of good books available on the topic. Listed below are three titles I have found of great interest, ones which illustrate particular aspects of the topic particularly well. In an earlier blog posting for the OLLI course I also listed some recommended readings. All of the titles I have listed I have found to be worth reading and studying.
A brief and well-illustrated examination of Christian pilgrimage is provided by Harpur, James. 2002. Sacred Tracks: 2000 Years of Christian Pilgrimage. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-23395-6.
Nolan, Mary Lee and Nolan, Sidney. 1989. Christian Pilgrimage in Modern Western Europe. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-1814-3.
Turner, Victor,, and Turner Edith. 1978. Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04286-8. (a newer edition is also available)
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