Deana L. Weibel

A Sacred Vertigo (eBook, PDF)

Pilgrimage and Tourism in Rocamadour, France

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Built into a huge cliff in central France, the town of Rocamadour is a visual marvel and a place of contradictions. Pilgrims come to venerate its ancient Black Madonna but are outnumbered by secular tourists. Weibel provides an intimate look at the transformation of Rocamadour from a significant religious center to a tourist attraction; the efforts by clergy to restore Rocamadour's spiritual character; the supernatural reinterpretations of the shrine by non-Catholics; and the desperate decision by the Diocese to participate in tourism itself, with disastrous results. For more information, check out A Conversation with Deana L. Weibel: A Sacred Vertigo: Pilgrimage and Tourism in Rocamadour, France or this podcast episode on Meaningful Journeys. Deana L. Weibel appears on The Camino Podcast to discuss A Sacred Vertigo: Pilgrimage and Tourism in Rocamadour, France. Watch here.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978789265
• Artikelnr.: 74843017

Autorenporträt

Deana L. Weibel is professor in the Anthropology Department and the Integrative, Religious and Intercultural Studies Department at Grand Valley State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Looking Backward: An Overview of Rocamadour's History
Chapter 2 Whose Shrine is it Anyway?: Competing Local Interpretations of
Rocamadour
Chapter 3 Primed for Action and Reaction: The Influence of Visitors'
Preconceptions
Chapter 4 Echoes and Energy: Rocamadour's Numinous Nature
Chapter 5 On Shaky Ground: The Shifting Identities of a Shrine