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Pilgrim Journey

The Pilgrim Journey tells the story of pilgrimage in the Western world over the course of two millennia.
Publisher: UNKNOWN PUBLISHER
Availability: 1 in stock
ISBN: 9780745968964
  • Author HARPUR JAMES
  • Pub Date 16/09/2016
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 208
£9.99
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Pilgrimage in the Western world is enjoying a growing popularity, perhaps more so now than at any time since the Middle Ages. The Pilgrim Journey tells the fascinating story of how pilgrimage was born and grew in antiquity, how it blossomed in the Middle Ages and faltered in subsequent centuries, only to re-emerge stronger than before in modern times. James Harpur describes the pilgrim routes and sacred destinations past and present, the men and women making the journey, the many challenges of travel, and the spiritual motivations and rewards. He also explores the traditional stages of pilgrimage, from preparation, departure, and the time on the road, to the arrival at the shrine and the return home. At the heart of pilgrimage is a spiritual longing that has existed from time immemorial. The Pilgrim Journey is both the colourful chronicle of numerous pilgrims of centuries past searching for heaven on earth, and an illuminating guide for today's spiritual traveller.

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