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Looking for Mary Magdalene : alternative pilgrimage and ritual creativity at Catholic shrines in France /

Anne Fedele provides a detailed ethnography of alternative pilgrimages to Catholic shrines in contemporary France that are dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene or house black Madonna statues. Based on more than three years of fieldwork it describes the way in which pilgrims with a Christian background...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fedele, Anna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Series:Oxford ritual studies.
Subjects:
Mary Magdalene, > Saint.
Mary Magdalene, > Saint
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages > France.
Christian shrines > France.
Sanctuaires chrétiens > France.
RELIGION > Holidays > Christian.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
Christian shrines
France
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Christianity.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Anne Fedele provides a detailed ethnography of alternative pilgrimages to Catholic shrines in contemporary France that are dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene or house black Madonna statues. Based on more than three years of fieldwork it describes the way in which pilgrims with a Christian background from Italy, Spain, Britain and the United States interpret Catholic figures, symbols and sites according to spiritual theories and practices derived from the transnational Neopagan movement.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199980130
0199980136
9780199898411
0199898413