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Irish Pilgrimage: The Different Tradition.

Authors :
Nolan, Mary Lee
Source :
Annals of the Association of American Geographers; Sep83, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p421-438, 18p
Publication Year :
1983

Abstract

The geographer's contribution to the study of religious phenomena is of special importance under circumstances in which scholars representing various disciplines tend to make generalizations based on a few, possibly nonrepresentative examples. The understanding of contemporary Western European pilgrimage is currently clouded by lack of generally available data on continental shrines and a tendency toward overreliance on Irish cases without adequate consideration of the highly atypical nature of the Irish pilgrimage tradition. This paper, grounded in data on 5,130 currently active Roman Catholic shrines in Western Europe, provides a cultural-historical explanation for the uniqueness of Irish pilgrimage and analyzes the major structural differences between Irish pilgrimage traditions and those found elsewhere in Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00045608
Volume :
73
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
12986725
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8306.1983.tb01426.x