A sacred vertigo : pilgrimage and tourism in Rocamadour, France /

"Deana L. Weibel explains the shifting identities of Rocamadour, a medieval Black Madonna shrine turned tourist attraction, which enchants both the devout and secular. Weibel analyzes how locals and visitors compete to define Rocamadour, arguing that the unusual properties of the cliff-hanging...

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Main Author: Weibel, Deana L., 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Series:Anthropology of tourism: heritage, mobility, and society.
Subjects:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Shrines.
Rocamadour, Our Lady of.
Black Madonnas.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages > France > Rocamadour.
Tourism > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Heritage tourism > France > Rocamadour.
Rocamadour (France) > Description and travel.
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Table of Contents:
  • Looking backward : an overview of Rocamadour's history
  • Whose shrine is it anyway? : Competing local interpretations of Rocamadour
  • Primed for action and reaction : the influence of visitors' preconceptions
  • Echoes and energy : Rocamadour's numinous nature
  • On shaky ground : the shifting identities of a shrine
  • Conclusion. The path forward.

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