Used Book – Pèlerinages, Laurent Deshayes

Why, in this day and age, embark on a long mystical journey on foot? Are there still many pilgrims? What are the holy sites they converge upon? Does this phenomenon hold the same meaning as in the early days of religions? A universal religious phenomenon and an ancient spiritual practice, pilgrimages are inseparable from the history of humanity. Without neglecting the practical dimension (particularly by studying the rites performed by pilgrims), and while maintaining a historical perspective, this work aims to identify the dynamic that unites different faiths. It thus reveals the universality of the pilgrim's quest: the pursuit of spiritual rebirth. A quest that the evolution of the modern world has not disrupted, as new means of communication have offered it unprecedented possibilities for embodiment.

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