Pilgrimage

Course Schedule

1. Introductions and the Study of Pilgrimage (August 23-25)
Eliade, “Symbolism of the ‘Centre’” from Images and Symbols


2. Pilgrimage in the Ancient World (August 30-September 1)
Coleman and Elsner (C & E), 6-29


3. Pilgrimage in the Jewish Tradition (September 6-13)
1. C & E, 34-47, Deuteronomy 12:1-7 and Exodus 20: 22-26 (Differing commands on the temple)
2. Ben-Ami, Issachar. "The Saints and Erets Yisra'el", in Saint Veneration among the Jews in Morocco. e-reserves
3. Grossman, David. The Yellow Wind. e-reserves




4. Pilgrimage in the Islamic Tradition (September 15-22)
1. C & E, Chapter 3
2. Wolfe, Michael, ed. One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage. (Ibn Jubayr) e-reserves
   
   or One Thousand Roads to Mecca (Malcom X) e-reserves (get password from instructor)
3. Shiite Pilgrimage, especially to Karbala
   
   • The Proofs of God, e-reserves
   • Redemptive Suffering in Islam. (pp. 180-195) e-reserves


5. Pilgrimage in the Christian Traditions (Sept 27-October 6)
C & E, Chapters 4 and 5
Bowman, Glenn. "Christian ideology and the image of a holy land." In Contesting the Sacred: The Anthropology of Christian Pilgrimage, edited by John Eade and Michael Sallnow, 98-121. London; New York: Routledge, 1991.e-reserves
———. "Pilgrim Narratives of Jerusalem and the Holy Land: A Study in Ideological Distortion." In Sacred Journeys: The Anthropology of Pilgrimage, edited by Alan Morinis, 149-68. Westport, Connecticut; London: Greenwood Press, 1992.e-reserves


6. Pilgrimage in the Indian Traditions (October 11-20)
C & E, chapter 6
Friedland, Roger, and Richard Hecht. "The Bodies of Nations: A comparative Study of Religious Violence in Jerusalm and Ayodhya." History of Religions 37 (1997): 101-49. e-reserves
"Rama ke Nama: In the Name of God." By Anand Partwardhan (the film about the Hindu nationalist pilgrimage to Ayodhya)


7. Pilgrimage in the Buddhist Tradition (October 25-November 1)
C & E, Chapter 7
Endo, Shusaku. Deep River. Translated by Van C. Gessel. New York: New Directions, 1994.


8. Pilgrimage and Popular Culture (Nov 3-8)
Porter, Jennifer E. "To Boldly Go: Star Trek Convention Attendance as Pilgrimage." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion, and American Culture, edited by Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. McLaren, 245-70. Albany: SUNY Press, 1999.


9. The week of November 22-24 is off for Thanksgiving Holiday!


10. Pilgrimage reconsidered (November 10-17, 29)
1. Eade, John, and Michael Sallnow. "Introduction." In Contesting the Sacred: the Anthropology of Christian Pilgrimage, edited by John Eade and Michael Sallnow, 1-29. London; New York: Routledge, 1991.


2. Turner, Victor. "Pilgrimage and communitas." Studia Missionalia 23 (1974): 305-27.


3. ———. "Death and the Dead in the Pilgrimage Process." In Blazing the Trail, edited by Edith Turner, 29-47. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1992.


4. ———. "Pilgrimage as a Liminoid Phenomenon," in Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture.


11. In-Class Presentations (December 1-8)