The Lone Feather

Synopsis

Preface / Virginia C. Raguin -- Origins And History Of Pilgrimage For Christians, Muslims, And Buddhists / F.e. Peters ; Dina Bangdel -- Relics, Pilgrimage And Personal Transformation In Buddhism / Susan L. Huntington -- Tracing The Footsteps Of The Buddha : Pilgrimage To The Eight Great Places (ashtamahasthana) ; Pilgrimage Traditions In Nepal / Dina Bangdel -- Pilgrimage And Gift-giving In Newar Buddhism / Kerry Lucinda Brown -- Pilgrimage In Tibet / Toni Huber -- Pilgrimages To Paradise / Martin Brauen -- Journey Of The Heart : Prostrating On The Roof Of The World / Krisadawan Hongladarom -- Saikoku Pilgrimage : Japanese Devotees Search For Kannon / Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis -- Christian Pilgrimage In The Middle Ages And The Renaissance ; The Relics Of The Infancy Of Christ At Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore ; Rome's Santa Croce In Gerusalemme And Relics Of The Passion Of Christ ; Saint Peter's In Rome And The Relic Of Veronica's Veil / Virginia C. Raguin --^ Relics Defined : Discoveries On Site, Invention, Translation, And Furta Sacra / David M. Perry -- Egeria's Description Of The Liturgical Year In Jerusalem : Excerpt For The Good Friday Veneration Of The Cross -- The Holy Land Experienced Vicariously In Lowlands Devotional Practices. Cloistered Women's Strategies For Taking Mental Pilgrimages In Northern Europe / Kathryn M. Rudy ; Anselm Adornes' Jerusalem Pilgrimage And The Jeruzalemkapel Of Bruges / Mitzi Kirkland-ives -- A Souvenir On Your Hat : Medieval Christian Pilgrims' Badges / Jennifer Lee -- Pilgrimage On A Page : Pilgrims' Badges In Late Medieval Manuscripts / Megan H. Foster-campbell -- Medieval Christian Pilgrims' Guides And Pilgrims' Texts / Paula Gerson -- St. James : The Eternal Pilgrim / Virginia C. Raguin -- St. James As Pilgrim Or Moorslayer In The Poem Of The Cid / Alexander J. Mcnair -- Paths Through The Desert : Hispanic Pilgrimage Experiences In Mexico City And Chimayó / Edward Holgate --^ Mecca And The Hajj / F.e. Peters -- Primary Sources On Pilgrimage To Jerusalem And Mecca. The Kiswa : The Curtain Of The Ka'ba ; Nicolas De Nicolay : A French View Of The Hajj In The 16th Century ; Richard Burton : An Englishman At Mecca And Medina In 1853 ; The Prophet's Tomb At Medina / Virginia C. Raguin -- Charity For Pilgrims On The Hajj And Elsewhere -- Muslim Visits To Jerusalem And The Dome Of The Rock / F.e. Peters ; Virginia Raguin -- Seeing Jerusalem From Afar For An Arab Traveler / Virginia C. Raguin -- Observations On Pilgrimage And Art In The Islamic World / Oleg Grabar -- The Objectivity Of The Hajj / Mika Natif -- The Pilgrim, The Image, And The Word In Islam / Amanda Luyster -- The Hajj Today : Connecting The Global Village / Anisa Mehdi -- Personal Reflections Of A Hajjah And Others / Najah Bazzy -- Acknowledgements -- List Of Contributors -- Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index. Edited By Virginia C. Raguin And Dina Bangdel With F.e. Peters. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 338-348) And Index.