ASIAN STUDIES 215c - Anthropology of Pilgrimage

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Bowdoin College

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Spring 2007. SUNIL GOONASEKERA. Today, there is a consensus among some educated people that pilgrimages are irrational and performed by the unenlightened. Another perspective balances this consensus with the view that pilgrimages are profoundly meaningful and enlightening. The latter view is held not only by traditional people but also by many sociologists and anthropologists. Develops a discussion about this controversy and explores the second perspective with special reference to theories of pilgrimage, and how these theories relate to the experiences of the pilgrims. Several ethnographies of pilgrimages to Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and Islamic holy places are discussed in light of sociological and anthropological theories. (Same as Religion 231.)

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3.00

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www.bowdoin.edu/

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(207) 725-3000

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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