Know Thyself and Change the World': The Western Pilgrimage Narrative and South Asia
This paper summarises recurring elements of contemporary pilgrimage narratives related to South Asia and their role in neo-colonial globalisation.' While sacred sites are visited by both local and international pilgrims, their recreation as story cannot be regarded as innocent, interwoven as i...
| Published in: | The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Dublin Institute of Technology
[2019]
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| In: |
The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Foreigner
/ Western world
/ Spiritual tourism
/ Pilgrimage account
/ Narrative (Social sciences)
/ Neo-colonialism
/ Globalization
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Ramayana
B Odyssey B pilgrimage narrative B Globalisation B South Asia |
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| Summary: | This paper summarises recurring elements of contemporary pilgrimage narratives related to South Asia and their role in neo-colonial globalisation.' While sacred sites are visited by both local and international pilgrims, their recreation as story cannot be regarded as innocent, interwoven as it is in historical domination and appropriation. The paper focuses on two contemporary narratives that draw on the motif of odyssey. It explores, in part, the increasing role of social media and technology in the most recent incarnations of the paradigm. |
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| ISSN: | 2009-7379 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.21427/xyrh-sp76 |