Women and Pilgrimage presents scholarly essays that address the lacunae in the literature on this topic. The content includes well-trodden domains of pilgrimage scholarship like sacred sites and holy places. In addition, the book addresses some of the less-well-known dimensions of pilgrimage, such as the performances that take place along pilgrims' paths; the ephemeral nature of identifying as a pilgrim, and the economic, social and cultural dimensions of migratory travel. Most importantly, the book's feminist lens encourages readers to consider questions of authenticity, essentialism, and even what it means to be a "woman pilgrim." The volume's six sections are entitled: Questions of Authenticity; Performances and Celebratory Reclamations; Walking Out: Women Forging Their Own Paths; Women Saints: Their Influence and Their Power; Sacred Sites: Their Lineages and Their Uses; and Different Migratory Paths. Each section will enrich readers' knowledge of the experiences of pilgrim women. Readers' understanding will be further enhanced by the book's:
- interdisciplinary nature: the contributors hail from a wide range of disciplines, including Anthropology, Political Science, French, Spanish, Fine Art, and Religious Studies;
- uniqueness: the text brings together previously scattered resources into one volume;
- feminist perspective: much of the subject matter utilizes feminist theories and methodologies and argues that further research will be welcome.
The book will be of interest to scholars of pilgrimage studies in general as well as those interested in women, travel, tourism, and the variety of religious experiences.
Author(s): E. Moore Quinn, Alison T. Smith
Series: CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
Publisher: CABI
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 188
City: Boston
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Women and Pilgrimage
Copyright
Contents
Dedication
Women and Pilgrimage: an Introduction to the Experiential and the Expressive
Conclusion
References
Part I Questions of Authenticity
1 First Class or Coach? Women as Tourists and Pilgrims, 1888–1928
Introduction: the Advent of Touristic Pilgrimages
First Class or Coach? Distinguishing between Tourism and Pilgrimage
Five Turn-of-the-century First-class Women Pilgrims
Women Pilgrims’ Observations and Encounters
By Way of Summary: Identifying Pilgrims and Tourists
Notes
References
2 Romeras, Rameras, and Royals: Female Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago in Medieval and Early Modern Spain
Background and History of St. James: Confusing and Contradictory Accounts Overcome by Legend and Folk Belief
Rise of Pilgrimage in Europe, Aided by Discoveries, Legends, and Miracle Narratives
Narratives of Perfect or “True” Pilgrims Preserved in Ballads and Other Texts
Textual Warnings of Pícaros and False Pilgrims
Other Cautionary Texts: Fictional Descriptions of Pilgrims with False Motivations
Using Sacred Journeys for Multiple Secular Purposes
Typologies of Cultural Permissibility for Women Pilgrims
Noteworthy Women Pilgrims
Concluding Thoughts: Redemption of the Pícara
Notes
References
Part II Performances and Celebratory Reclamations
3 Sacred Queenship: Elizabethan Progress Entertainments and the Memory of Pilgrimage
Introduction
Medieval Women and Pilgrimage to Marian Shrines
The Reformation: Changing Images of the Sacred
Royalty and the Sacred
Elizabeth as Sacred Healer
Elizabethan Progress: Creating Community
Sacred Virgin Queen versus Sacred Virgin Mary
Conclusion
Notes
References
4 Feminizing the Camino: Reimagining Pilgrimage for Inclusivity
Introduction
The Camino and Gendered Violence
Sexual Violence at the San Fermín Festival
Hemingway’s Legacy in Pamplona
Legal and Cultural Reform in Spain
Gastronomic and Other Small Festivals
A Celebration of Rural Women
Celebrating Rosalía de Castro
Conclusion
Notes
References
Part III Walking Out: Women Forging Their Own Paths
5 Pilgrimage and Piety: Alternative Paths to the Convent
Notes
References
Part IV Women Saints: Their Influence and Their Power
6 “All you need is Faith”: Sainte Foy, Furta Sacra, and Saint Mary Magdalene
Introduction
The Creation of Sainte Foy and Her Pilgrimage
Sainte Foy’s Reliquary and Its Peculiarities
Foy and Her Miracle Stories
The Importance of Architectural Detail in Medieval Pilgrimage
Mary Magdalene and her Connection to the Sainte Foy Site
Accounts of Mary Magdalene’s Presence at Vézelay
Beyond Furta Sacra
Notes
References
7 (Re)Thinking Out Gobnait: Memory and Presence in Folklore and Landscape
Introduction
Gobnait’s Life and Her Pilgrimage Pathways
The Irish Folklore Commission and the Schools Project
Details about Gobnait’s Origins and Ancestry
Gobnait as a Pilgrim and the Pilgrimage Paths She Took
The Influence of Harry Clarke
Gobnait and Her Powerful Bees
Gobnait’s Vengeful Persona
The Salience of Wells
Paying the Rounds and Associative Words, Prayers and Practices
Description of Ballyvourney Pilgrim Site
The Reciprocity at Work at Ballyvourney
A Pilgrim Speaks of Inner Peace
Conclusion
Notes
References
Part V Sacred Sites, Their Lineages and Their Uses
8 Women Pilgrimage Artists and Their Lineages
Introduction: Pilgrimage and Women’s Spiritual Art
Pilgrimage as Sensual Aesthetic Form: the Aesthetics of Places and Objects
The Artist as Sensual Pilgrim
Lineage of Reflection
Lineage of Connectivity and Unifying Energies
Lineage of Devotion
Lineage of Place
Lineage of Form
Lineage of Presence
Lineage of Depicting from the Outside In
Lineage of the Personal
Conclusion: Woman’s Pilgrimage Art as Legacy
Acknowledgements
Notes
References
9 The Entwinement and Imprint of the Legendary Diviner-Healer Mantsopa and the St. Augustine Priory: the Complexities of Mantsopa Pilgrimages
Introduction: the Sites of Lekgalong and Lehaha la Mantsopa (Mantsopa’s Pass and Cave)
Who was Mantsopa?
Visitors to Modderpoort
The Importance of Women Pilgrims at Mantsopa
Christianized Influences
The Pilgrimage Process
The Entwinement of Traditional and Modern Pilgrimage Practices
The Annual Rose Cave Sunday Service
Conflicts and Contestations among Stakeholders: Pilgrimage Motivations and Differing Layers of Belief
Corroborations and Counterpoints
Conclusion: Chipping at Sacrality—Flakes of Contention
Notes
References
Part VI Different Migratory Paths
10 “What One Does of Necessity”: 20th-century Irish Women as Seasonal Migrants and Working Pilgrims
Introduction
Definitions of Pilgrimage
The Vicissitudes of Pilgrimage for Women
Seasonal Migration in Ireland
Migration, Seasonal Flows, and Irish Women
Living Conditions of Seasonal Migrant Women in Scotland
Body, Mind and Soul Challenges Faced by Migrant Women
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
References
Index
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