Authenticity and the transformation of the Camino : an analysis of secular pilgrimage in contemporary academic literature

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dc.contributor.advisorBlond, Louisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVvon Benecke, Gerdaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-24T06:34:51Z
dc.date.available2016-06-24T06:34:51Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is an analysis and critique of contemporary research on secular pilgrimage. A trend of dedifferentiation between religious pilgrimage, secular pilgrimage and tourism is identified whereby contemporary academic literature is arguing for a broadening of the definition of pilgrimage to incorporate many disparate forms of travel and the multiple motivations that initiate these journeys. In this this thesis, I acknowledge and elaborate on the development that has occurred by which pilgrimage has expanded and fragmented into various forms, termed the "turn inward". What I am disagreeing with and critiquing is the paradigm shift towards dedifferentiation in contemporary academic research on secular pilgrimage. I use Jonathan Z. Smith to critique the comparativism evident in contemporary pilgrimage literature that focuses on similarities and neglects difference. In this thesis, I argue for a differentiation between religious pilgrimage, secular pilgrimage and tourism, as well as the validity of the concept secular pilgrimage, by looking at the foundational differences between the various phenomena. In order to support this argument, I explore various foundational differences between medieval religious pilgrimage and contemporary secular pilgrimage, while using theorists José Casanova and Charles Taylor and their theories of secularisation in order to bring in a philosophical account of meaning and access deep ontological differences in order to support my argument for the distinction between religious pilgrimage, secular pilgrimage and tourism. In order to focus the study, I use the Camino to Santiago as case study because of its Christian medieval origins as well as its current popularity amongst secular pilgrims.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVvon Benecke, G. (2015). <i>Authenticity and the transformation of the Camino : an analysis of secular pilgrimage in contemporary academic literature</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20133en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVvon Benecke, Gerda. <i>"Authenticity and the transformation of the Camino : an analysis of secular pilgrimage in contemporary academic literature."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20133en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVvon Benecke, G. 2015. Authenticity and the transformation of the Camino : an analysis of secular pilgrimage in contemporary academic literature. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Vvon Benecke, Gerda AB - This thesis is an analysis and critique of contemporary research on secular pilgrimage. A trend of dedifferentiation between religious pilgrimage, secular pilgrimage and tourism is identified whereby contemporary academic literature is arguing for a broadening of the definition of pilgrimage to incorporate many disparate forms of travel and the multiple motivations that initiate these journeys. In this this thesis, I acknowledge and elaborate on the development that has occurred by which pilgrimage has expanded and fragmented into various forms, termed the "turn inward". What I am disagreeing with and critiquing is the paradigm shift towards dedifferentiation in contemporary academic research on secular pilgrimage. I use Jonathan Z. Smith to critique the comparativism evident in contemporary pilgrimage literature that focuses on similarities and neglects difference. In this thesis, I argue for a differentiation between religious pilgrimage, secular pilgrimage and tourism, as well as the validity of the concept secular pilgrimage, by looking at the foundational differences between the various phenomena. In order to support this argument, I explore various foundational differences between medieval religious pilgrimage and contemporary secular pilgrimage, while using theorists José Casanova and Charles Taylor and their theories of secularisation in order to bring in a philosophical account of meaning and access deep ontological differences in order to support my argument for the distinction between religious pilgrimage, secular pilgrimage and tourism. In order to focus the study, I use the Camino to Santiago as case study because of its Christian medieval origins as well as its current popularity amongst secular pilgrims. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Authenticity and the transformation of the Camino : an analysis of secular pilgrimage in contemporary academic literature TI - Authenticity and the transformation of the Camino : an analysis of secular pilgrimage in contemporary academic literature UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20133 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20133
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVvon Benecke G. Authenticity and the transformation of the Camino : an analysis of secular pilgrimage in contemporary academic literature. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20133en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherReligious Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleAuthenticity and the transformation of the Camino : an analysis of secular pilgrimage in contemporary academic literatureen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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