From the Camino de Santiago to English Cathedrals: Conducting Fieldwork in Sacred Spaces
In this article I analyse my experiences of conducting fieldwork in four English cathedrals: Canterbury, Durham, Westminster and York. The focus will be on various challenges related to carrying out fieldwork in sacred spaces. I will also reflect on my role as a researcher and pilgrim/visitor and co...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Equinox
2022
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Fieldwork in religion
Jahr: 2022, Band: 17, Heft: 2, Seiten: 203-224 |
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
England
/ Dom
/ Jakobsweg
/ Feldforschung
/ Wallfahrt
/ Sakralbau
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RelBib Classification: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik KBA Westeuropa KBF Britische Inseln KCD Hagiographie; Heilige KDB Katholische Kirche KDE Anglikanische Kirche |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Westminster
B Canterbury B Camino de Santiago B York B Contemporary Pilgrimage B Durham B English cathedrals |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this article I analyse my experiences of conducting fieldwork in four English cathedrals: Canterbury, Durham, Westminster and York. The focus will be on various challenges related to carrying out fieldwork in sacred spaces. I will also reflect on my role as a researcher and pilgrim/visitor and compare it with my previous experience of researching the Santiago pilgrimage. I explore the following: similarities and differences between conducting fieldwork on the Camino and in cathedrals; and how what I have learned in the Camino context is (or is not) transferable to the Cathedrals context. I will also reflect on how some of the practicalities of conducting fieldword - such as the location of our workspace in the cathedral - can lead to wider understanding of several topics, for instance, what defines a sacred space, and how different sources of information interact methodologically. |
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ISSN: | 1743-0623 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Fieldwork in religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/firn.23533 |