A Semi-autoethnographical Account of the Order of Malta’s Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Lourdes, in the French Pyrenees, has been a pilgrimage site since 1858. At present, about six million Roman Catholic pilgrims and others visit Lourdes every year. During the annual weeklong pilgrimage of the Order of St John, an average of about 7,500 participants from 45 countries, including 380 do...
| Published in: | The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
2022
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| In: |
The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Johanniter
/ Lourdes grotto
/ Pilgrimage
/ Church work
/ Healing
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality CD Christianity and Culture KBG France KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Values
B semi-autoethnographic B Lourdes B Order of St John B annual pilgrimage B Malta |
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| Summary: | Lourdes, in the French Pyrenees, has been a pilgrimage site since 1858. At present, about six million Roman Catholic pilgrims and others visit Lourdes every year. During the annual weeklong pilgrimage of the Order of St John, an average of about 7,500 participants from 45 countries, including 380 doctors, nurses and pharmacists, 250 priests and other volunteers, are nursing and caring for 1,500 malades (the sick and suffering). This semi-autoethnographical account is based on many years of visitation as a member of the Order of St John and describes the various changes of a political and societal nature, while the core values of healing and the emphasis on reverence have remained unchanged. |
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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: 10.21427/11pv-3007 |