Women and Pilgrimage
Quinn, E. Moore (College of Charleston SC, USA) / Smith, Alison T. (The Citadel in Charleston, USA)
A new approach to the study of pilgrimage covering lesser known aspects like humour, performances along pilgrims' paths, the ephemeral nature of identifying as a pilgrim, and the economic, socially and culturally mandated dimensions of migratory travel. The feminist lens encourages readers to consider such questions as authenticity and essentialism