From Private Devotion to Universal Phenomenon: The Way of Saint James in Spain, the case of Navarra

This article analyses the process leading to the restoring, revitalisation and consolidation of the Way of Saint James in Spain in recent decades, and its conversion from a merely private and residual pilgrimage route of just several hundred individuals, into an important cultural and spiritual real...

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Main Authors: Alban d’Entremont, Jesús Tanco Lerga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Technological University Dublin
Series:International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
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spelling doaj-2d133de1242b4cd2b7bde24693bb5b5a2020-11-25T02:11:41ZengTechnological University DublinInternational Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage2009-7379l510.21427/38th-3e38From Private Devotion to Universal Phenomenon: The Way of Saint James in Spain, the case of NavarraAlban d’Entremont0Jesús Tanco Lerga1University of NavarraUniversity of NavarraThis article analyses the process leading to the restoring, revitalisation and consolidation of the Way of Saint James in Spain in recent decades, and its conversion from a merely private and residual pilgrimage route of just several hundred individuals, into an important cultural and spiritual reality having a worldwide impact. The region of Navarra is used to highlight typical places of interest located on the Way of Saint James, and as an example of an experience that can be extrapolated and exported, of the activities, projects, events, decisions and actions undertaken in a huge collaborative effort that has given rise to the present-day successful reality of the Pilgrim Road in Spain.Way of Saint JamesPilgrimageCaminoSantiagoCompostelaJacobean
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Jesús Tanco Lerga
From Private Devotion to Universal Phenomenon: The Way of Saint James in Spain, the case of Navarra
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Way of Saint James
Pilgrimage
Camino
Santiago
Compostela
Jacobean
author_facet Alban d’Entremont
Jesús Tanco Lerga
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title From Private Devotion to Universal Phenomenon: The Way of Saint James in Spain, the case of Navarra
title_short From Private Devotion to Universal Phenomenon: The Way of Saint James in Spain, the case of Navarra
title_full From Private Devotion to Universal Phenomenon: The Way of Saint James in Spain, the case of Navarra
title_fullStr From Private Devotion to Universal Phenomenon: The Way of Saint James in Spain, the case of Navarra
title_full_unstemmed From Private Devotion to Universal Phenomenon: The Way of Saint James in Spain, the case of Navarra
title_sort from private devotion to universal phenomenon: the way of saint james in spain, the case of navarra
publisher Technological University Dublin
series International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
issn 2009-7379
description This article analyses the process leading to the restoring, revitalisation and consolidation of the Way of Saint James in Spain in recent decades, and its conversion from a merely private and residual pilgrimage route of just several hundred individuals, into an important cultural and spiritual reality having a worldwide impact. The region of Navarra is used to highlight typical places of interest located on the Way of Saint James, and as an example of an experience that can be extrapolated and exported, of the activities, projects, events, decisions and actions undertaken in a huge collaborative effort that has given rise to the present-day successful reality of the Pilgrim Road in Spain.
topic Way of Saint James
Pilgrimage
Camino
Santiago
Compostela
Jacobean
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