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The author describes his pilgrimages to six holy sites of the world's major religions and discusses the spiritual, religious, and historical significance of his journeys to Jerusalem and the Holy Land, the tomb of Sufi mystic Rumi, the Ganges, Nepal, and other significant locales
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In this book Nicholas Shrady travels to six famous sites, investigating not only the phenomenon of pilgrimage itself but also the enduring vitality of the spiritual quest. From the mountainous trails of the Way of St. James to the banks of the Ganges at Varanasi, from the ancient walls of Jerusalem to the contemporary 'pilgrimage trade' of Medjugorje, Bosnia, and from the mystical Tomb of Rumi to the Sacred Buddhist Trail of India and Nepal, the author explores the landscape, the culture and the particular religious rituals of each pilgrimage.
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