| Pilgrimage to the End of the World: The Road to Santiago de Compostela Contributor(s): Rudolph, Conrad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226731278 ISBN-13: 9780226731278 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $20.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2004 Annotation: Traveling two and a half months and one thousand miles along the ancient route through southern France and northern Spain, Conrad Rudolph made the passage to the holy site of Santiago de Compostela, one of the most important modern-day pilgrimage destinations for Westerners. In this chronicle of his travels to this captivating place, Rudolph melds the ancient and the contemporary, the spiritual and the physical, in a book that is at once travel guide, literary work, historical study, and memoir. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Holidays - Christian - Religion | Christian Living - General - Travel | Europe - Spain & Portugal |
| Dewey: 263.042 |
| LCCN: 2003022011 |
| Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.28" W x 7.92" (0.38 lbs) 138 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Religious Orientation - Christian - Holiday - Christmas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Traveling two and a half months and one thousand miles along the ancient route through southern France and northern Spain, Conrad Rudolph made the passage to the holy site of Santiago de Compostela, one of the most important modern-day pilgrimage destinations for Westerners. In this chronicle of his travels to this captivating place, Rudolph melds the ancient and the contemporary, the spiritual and the physical, in a book that is at once travel guide, literary work, historical study, and memoir. |