LibGuides: Religion: Pilgrimage

What is a pilgrimage?

Pilgrimages and journeys by Cath Senker.
Call Number: 291 SEN
What is a pilgrimage? - The Christian tradition

Pilgrims through history

Medieval
Modern

The Canterbury tales by Chaucer, Geoffrey
Call Number: 821.1 CHA
In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales. Rich and diverse, The Canterbury Tales offer us an unrivalled glimpse into the life and mind of medieval England.

Pilgrimage : a traveller's guide to Australian battlefields by Garrie Hutchinson
Call Number: 940.4144 HUT
Author Garrie Hutchinson visits the battlefields where Australians have fought and reveals their past and present.

Other faiths

Clip: see the trip to Mecca in 360 degrees (2:38)

Islamic pilgrimage summary - Britannica
Explaining the Hajj - The Conversation
Covid + pilgrimage (sites closed) - The Age

Clip: the biggest pilgrimage of them all - Haridwar (duration 5.54)

Hindu pilgrimage summary - Britannica

Jewish pilgrimage summary - Britannica
Jerusalem and pilgrims - BBC Bitesize

Pilgrimage sites

Clip - Easter in Jerusalem (ABC Compass)

Knock - official website

Clip - Simon Reeve travels from England, crosses the Alps and arrives in Rome, following in the footsteps of thousands of travellers from previous centuries.

Other Christian pilgrimages

Who was St Francis? Britannica article
Movers and shakers - how St Francis changed the world. Christianity Today magazine

Who was St Teresa of Ávila? Britannica article
St Teresa - her life and legacy. Christianity Today article

A (short) history of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Britannica article
A pilgrim's guide to visiting the Basilica - Culture Trip

Who was St Thérèse? Britannica Article
Basilica of St Teresa - official website

Who was St Anthony? Britannica short summary
Basilica of St Anthony of Padua - official website

Quick Links

Delve deeper

How does the church define miracles? Catholic Education
A doctor's view - do miracles occur? BBC News
How do you become a saint? Britannica

Great Saints

St Therese of Lisieux	Lisieux, France
St Teresa of Jesus	Avila, Spain
St Francis of Assisi	Assisi, Italy
St Anthony of Padua	Padua, Portugal

Principle Sites

Holy Lands & Jerusalem	Israel
Rome	Italy
Santiago de Compostela	Spain

Marian Shrines

Lourdes	France
Fatima	Portugal
Knock	Ireland
Medjugorje	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Defining and classifying pilgrimages

An academic article discussing what exactly is (or isn't) a pilgrimage

'Disneyland of God' - how tourism dollars can change a holy shrine (Guardian article)
'US$16 billion a year' - why governments love shrines (The Conversation)
'5-star everything' - why pilgrims inflate their online reviews (The Conversation)
'So many people' - the pilgrimage revival for all sorts of reasons (Guardian article)
Too many people - what happens when the crowd is too big? (The Conversation)

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