Pilgrimages: Space, Polysemy and Three Cases
This article is based on a study of the existing literature and field work on sites of pilgrimages. It is structured in three parts: pilgrimage and space, the polysemy of pilgrimages and a presentation of three examples of pilgrimages. First we discuss the relationship of pilgrimages with <em>...
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doaj-f6658b37475f407d9fc235d6f1c5bb2f2020-11-24T21:40:15ZengAIMS PressAIMS Geosciences2471-21322016-06-012216618110.3934/geosci.2016.2.166geosci-02-00166Pilgrimages: Space, Polysemy and Three CasesKarel Dobbelaere0Voyé Liliane1Catholic Universities of Louvain, Parkstraat 45 Bus 3601, B-3000 LEUVEN, BelgiumCatholic Universities of Louvain, Parkstraat 45 Bus 3601, B-3000 LEUVEN, BelgiumThis article is based on a study of the existing literature and field work on sites of pilgrimages. It is structured in three parts: pilgrimage and space, the polysemy of pilgrimages and a presentation of three examples of pilgrimages. First we discuss the relationship of pilgrimages with <em>space</em>. Going on pilgrimage implies a “displacement” towards a “particular place”, where there is an “internal circuit” laid out for pilgrims and visitors. Finally, we point out the “territory of recruitment”, where the pilgrims live. In a second part we discuss the <em>polysemy </em>of the pilgrimages. Persons may go on pilgrimage towards historic places of a religion to “revive” its message. It may also be “an act of devotion” or a “penitential activity”. Pilgrimages were and still are an “affirmation of an identity” and finally we stress “the logic of requests”. These are analytical distinctions but pilgrimages are mostly a combination of these functions. Finally, we present <em>three examples of pilgrimages</em>: one to the Relic of the Holy Blood of Jesus Christ in Bruges (Belgium), another to a Marian sanctuary in Banneux (Belgium) and finally the pilgrimage to St James of Compostela (Spain).http://www.aimspress.com/geosciences/article/836/fulltext.htmlpilgrimagespacepolysemyfunctionsidentityrequestdevotion |
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This article is based on a study of the existing literature and field work on sites of pilgrimages. It is structured in three parts: pilgrimage and space, the polysemy of pilgrimages and a presentation of three examples of pilgrimages. First we discuss the relationship of pilgrimages with <em>space</em>. Going on pilgrimage implies a “displacement” towards a “particular place”, where there is an “internal circuit” laid out for pilgrims and visitors. Finally, we point out the “territory of recruitment”, where the pilgrims live. In a second part we discuss the <em>polysemy </em>of the pilgrimages. Persons may go on pilgrimage towards historic places of a religion to “revive” its message. It may also be “an act of devotion” or a “penitential activity”. Pilgrimages were and still are an “affirmation of an identity” and finally we stress “the logic of requests”. These are analytical distinctions but pilgrimages are mostly a combination of these functions. Finally, we present <em>three examples of pilgrimages</em>: one to the Relic of the Holy Blood of Jesus Christ in Bruges (Belgium), another to a Marian sanctuary in Banneux (Belgium) and finally the pilgrimage to St James of Compostela (Spain). |
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