Preface by Virginia C. Raguin ................................... 6
Origins and History of Pilgrimage for Christians, Muslims,
and Buddhists by F.E. Peters and Dina Bangdel ............... 12
BUDDHISM
Relics, Pilgrimage, and Personal Transformation in Buddhism
by Susan L. Huntington ...................................... 40
Tracing the Footsteps of the Buddha: Pilgrimage to the
Eight Great Places (Ashtamahasthana) by Dina Bangdel ........ 54
Pilgrimage Traditions in Nepal by Dina Bangdel ................. 62
Pilgrimage and Gift-Giving in Newar Buddhism by Kerry Lucinda
Brown ....................................................... 86
Pilgrimage in Tibet by Toni Huber .............................. 94
Pilgrimages to Paradise by Martin Brauen ...................... 108
Journey of the Heart: Prostrating on the Roof of the World
by Krisadawan Hongladarom .................................. 114
Saikoku Pilgrimage: Japanese Devotees Search for Kannon
by Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis ................................ 126
CHRISTIANITY
Christian Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
by Virginia C. Raguin ...................................... 142
The Relics of the Infancy of Christ at Rome's Santa Maria
Maggiore by Virginia C. Raguin ............................. 168
Rome's Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and Relics of the Passion
of Christ by Virginia C. Raguin ............................ 172
Saint Peter's in Rome and the Relic of Veronica's Veil
by Virginia C. Raguin ...................................... 176
Relics Defined: Discoveries on Site, Invention, Translation
and Furta Sacra by David M. Perry .......................... 182
Egeria's Description of the Liturgical Year in Jerusalem:
Excerpt for the Good Friday Veneration of the Cross ........ 188
The Holy Land Experienced Vicariously in Lowlands Devotional
Practices Cloistered Women's Strategies for Taking Mental
Pilgrimages in Northern Europe by Kathryn M. Rudy .......... 191
Anselm Adornes' Jerusalem Pilgrimage and the
Jeruzalemkapel of Bruges by Mitzi Kirkland-Ives ............ 193
A Souvenir on Your Hat: Medieval Christian Pilgrims'
Badges by Jennifer Lee ..................................... 196
"Pilgrimage on a Page": Pilgrims' Badges in Late Medieval
Manuscripts by Megan H. Foster-Campbell .................... 202
Medieval Christian Pilgrims' Guides and Pilgrims' Texts
by Paula Gerson ............................................ 206
St. James: The Eternal Pilgrim by Virginia C. Raguin .......... 216
St. James as Pilgrim or Moorslayer in the Poem of the Cid
by Alexander J. McNair ..................................... 224
Paths through the Desert: Hispanic Pilgrimage Experiences
in Mexico City and Chimayo by Edward Holgate ............... 230
ISLAM
Mecca and the Hajj by F.E. Peters ............................. 244
Primary Sources on Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Mecca
The Kiswa: The Curtain of the Ka'ba by Virginia
C. Raguin .................................................. 261
Nicolas de Nicolay: A French View of the Hajj in the 16th
Century by Virginia C. Raguin .............................. 264
Richard Burton: An Englishman at Mecca and Medina in 1853
by Virginia C. Raguin ...................................... 267
The Prophet's Tomb at Medina by Virginia C. Raguin ............ 271
Charity for Pilgrims on the Hajj and Elsewhere ................ 275
Muslim Visits to Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock by
F.E. Peters and Virginia C. Raguin ......................... 278
Seeing Jerusalem from Afar for an Arab Traveler by Virginia
C. Raguin .................................................. 290
Observations on Pilgrimage and Art in the Islamic World
by Oleg Grabar ............................................. 292
The "Objectivity" of the Hajj by Mika Natif ................... 298
The Pilgrim, the Image, and the Word in Islam by Amanda
Luyster .................................................... 308
The Hajj Today — Connecting the Global Village by Anisa
Mehdi ...................................................... 316
Personal Reflections of a Hajjah and Others by Najah Bazzy .... 328
Acknowledgments ............................................... 334
List of Contributors .......................................... 336
Further Reading ............................................... 338
Bibliography .................................................. 345
Glossary ...................................................... 349
Index ......................................................... 353
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