Pilgrimage in Latin America
Subtitle: (Contributions to the Study of Anthropology)
Contributors: N. Ross Crumrine (Editor); Alan Morinis (Editor)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: February 28, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780313261107
Subjects: Religion: general; Religious life & practice; Worship; Social Science; Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Ethnic Studies - General; Spirituality - General; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Latin America; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Religious life and customs; Rites and ceremonies
First sentence: In every region of Latin America, there are sacred shrines which draw tens of thousands of pilgrims for the performance of rites, the making of vows, the celebration of festivals, the honoring of saints, and a myriad of other purposes.