Trent Heath
Blog #10
December 4, 2009
IPCC Chapter 7 Conclusions
Turner feels comfortable making certain conclusions or generalizations concerning pilgrimages and he explains them in Chapter 7 of the book. Pilgrimages are “institutions in history”, “vulnerable to the history of the period”, they must accept “shifts of political geography” and they are “more responsive to social change”. Pilgrimages are “more liminoid” than “luminal”, which means they are “open, optational, not conceptualized as religious routine”. Since pilgrimages are viewed as institutions, they will change over time as institutions do. I believe that the ability of pilgrimages to adapt is the reason they remain and their popularity increases.
Turner notes that the Industrial Revolution has contributed to the depopulation of rural areas, however, I believe that people appreciate pilgrimages more when they are a unique experience instead of a familiar one. We often appreciate the rarity of such events as opposed to experiencing them on a daily basis. Dr. Redick told us a story that I believe relates, he said that he knows an individual who works as a dishwasher and saves up all year just to hike the Appalachian Trail. The fact that the man works just to support his pilgrimage shows the importance that it has to him. I am actually envious of the man, for the simple fact he is that passionate about something.
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