Traveling Souls: Contemporary Pilgrimage Stories - Softcover
from the Foreword by Pico Iver
"Reading the wonderfully varied and unexpected stories assembled here, I was struck by how much the notion of pilgrimage today has to do with retrieving a sense of purpose (and simplicity, and constancy); with putting oneself, quite literally, in the footsteps of the past. Once upon a less secular time, almost everyone made pilgrimages, and most of the great works of our early literature--Dante's ascent into the stars, Chaucer's wanderers to Canterbury, the tales of Orpheus and Odysseus and Hercules--commemorate both inward and outward journeys; these days, I suspect, many of us travel in part to experience pilgrimage by proxy. Most of the travelers in this volume leave home, as I have done, to partake of someone else's pilgrimage, and so to learn what animates people to undertake such sacrificial tasks; the destination of pilgrimage is pilgrimage itself."
"Reading the wonderfully varied and unexpected stories assembled here, I was struck by how much the notion of pilgrimage today has to do with retrieving a sense of purpose (and simplicity, and constancy); with putting oneself, quite literally, in the footsteps of the past. Once upon a less secular time, almost everyone made pilgrimages, and most of the great works of our early literature--Dante's ascent into the stars, Chaucer's wanderers to Canterbury, the tales of Orpheus and Odysseus and Hercules--commemorate both inward and outward journeys; these days, I suspect, many of us travel in part to experience pilgrimage by proxy. Most of the travelers in this volume leave home, as I have done, to partake of someone else's pilgrimage, and so to learn what animates people to undertake such sacrificial tasks; the destination of pilgrimage is pilgrimage itself."
Table of Contents
Pico Iyer Foreword
Brian Bouldrey Preface
Abigail Seymour, "Ultreya"
Malcolm X, "Mecca"
Alice Walker, "Looking for Zora"
Alane Salierno Mason, "Holy City"
Marvin Barrett, "Climbing to Christmas"
Rachel Kadish, "Reparation Spoken Here?"
Gretel Ehrlich, "The Road to Emei Shan"
John Hanson Mitchell, "Providence Hill"
Barbara Wilson , "Joshua Tree"
Michael Wolfe, "When Men and Mountains Meet"
Satish Kumar, "Iona"
Anne Cushman, "Spiritual Discomfort"
Oliver Statler, "Japanese Pilgrimage"
Jennifer Lash, "Lourdes"
Gary Paul Nabhan, "La Verna's Wounds"
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What a delightful book! Edited by Bouldrey (Wrestling with the Angel: Faith and Religion in the Lives of Gay Men), this collection of 15 essays takes the reader on a series of pilgrimages--to Mecca with Malcolm X, to Zora Neale Hurston's birthplace with Alice Walker, on a women's Outward Bound trip, to Lourdes with a cancer victim, and to Santiago de Compostela, Jerusalem, and the island of Iona. Engagingly narrated with simplicity and humility, each of these accounts contains perceptions valuable for readers of various persuasions. Highly recommended for public and seminary libraries.
-Carolyn M. Craft, Longwood Coll., Farmville, VA
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-Carolyn M. Craft, Longwood Coll., Farmville, VA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"Reading the stories in this collection is like listening in on the tales told by Chaucer's pilgrims at the Tabard Inn after their return from Canterbury. Together, these travelers reveal the sense of communitas, camaraderie, and even compassion that turns ordinary travel into spiritual adventure. It is an invaluable resource for those on the threshold of pilgrimage" -- Phil Cousineau, author of THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE and THE HERO'S JOURNEY
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- PublisherWhereabouts Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1883513081
- ISBN 13 9781883513085
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
- EditorBouldrey Brian
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. from the Foreword by Pico Iver"Reading the wonderfully varied and unexpected stories assembled here, I was struck by how much the notion of pilgrimage today has to do with retrieving a sense of purpose (and simplicity, and constancy); with putting oneself, quite literally, in the footsteps of the past. Once upon a less secular time, almost everyone made pilgrimages, and most of the great works of our early literature--Dante's ascent into the stars, Chaucer's wanderers to Canterbury, the tales of Orpheus and Odysseus and Hercules--commemorate both inward and outward journeys; these days, I suspect, many of us travel in part to experience pilgrimage by proxy. Most of the travelers in this volume leave home, as I have done, to partake of someone else's pilgrimage, and so to learn what animates people to undertake such sacrificial tasks; the destination of pilgrimage is pilgrimage itself."Table of ContentsPico Iyer ForewordBrian Bouldrey PrefaceAbigail Seymour, "Ultreya"Malcolm X, "Mecca"Alice Walker, "Looking for Zora"Alane Salierno Mason, "Holy City"Marvin Barrett, "Climbing to Christmas"Rachel Kadish, "Reparation Spoken Here?"Gretel Ehrlich, "The Road to Emei Shan"John Hanson Mitchell, "Providence Hill"Barbara Wilson , "Joshua Tree"Michael Wolfe, "When Men and Mountains Meet"Satish Kumar, "Iona"Anne Cushman, "Spiritual Discomfort"Oliver Statler, "Japanese Pilgrimage"Jennifer Lash, "Lourdes"Gary Paul Nabhan, "La Verna's Wounds". Seller Inventory # DADAX1883513081
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