Pilgrimage in the Age of Globalisation: Constructions of the Sacred and Secular in Late Modernity

Product Description This edited collection brings together a series of ethnographically grounded studies on sacred and secular pilgrimage in the age of globalisation from around the world. Pilgrimage is explored as a distinctive form of mobility in late modernity, which emphasises inner transformation. Thus, the studies in this volume show how pilgrimage unifies physical and metaphysical mobility into a holistic project of self-realisation through motion. About the Author Dr Nelia Hyndman-Rizk is a trained anthropologist and lectures in research methods in the School of Business at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. Her research interests include the economic and social dimensions of migration, gender relations and human insecurity, with a particular focus on Lebanon and Australia. She has ongoing research projects examining social media and the role of women in the Arab Spring and migration and maternal mental health.