The Sacred Economy: Devotional Objects as Sacred Presence for German Catholics in Aachen and Trier, 1832-1937

There is a long-standing tradition within western Germany of religious journey, and more pertinent to this paper, of pilgrims requesting Andenken (remembrances) when they could not physically attend pilgrimages. In the following essay, I analyze pilgrim correspondence sent to the Catholic Pilgrimage...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skye Doney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Technological University Dublin 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
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Online Access:http://arrow.dit.ie/ijrtp/vol1/iss1/6/