Pagan Pilgrimage: New Religious Movements Research on Sacred Travel within Pagan and New Age Communities

Burgeoning literature on sacred travel among contemporary Pagan and New Age communities draws on previous anthropological categories, but also offers new perspectives on important theoretical debates within pilgrimage studies. New religious movements’ adherents often travel for spiritual purposes to...

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Main Author: Zwissler, Laurel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
In: Religion compass
Year: 2011, Volume: 5, Issue: 7, Pages: 326-342
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