The Lore of the Camino de Santiago

Download or read book The Lore of the Camino de Santiago written by Jean Mitchell-Lanham and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People go on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage for a variety of reasons: religious, midlife crisis, a need for adventure or miracle, to visit Hemingway's 1920s hangouts, to pay homage to Saint James . . . Author Jean Mitchell-Lanham went for all the same reasons, and then her academic and literary interests set her off on a secondary journey to dig deeper into the mysteries and timeless draw of the pilgrimage.The result is this book: a comprehensive review—complete with academic, regional, cultural, historical, and religious facts—enhanced by one woman's real-life journey along the popular 500-mile spiritual trek. As a detailed study of a world-renowned pilgrimage site, The Lore of the Camino de Santiago: A Literary Pilgrimage is now an indispensable read before making the journey.