Built into a huge cliff in central France, the town of Rocamadour is a visual marvel and a place of contradictions. Pilgrims come to venerate its ancient Black Madonna but are outnumbered by secular tourists. Weibel provides an intimate look at the transformation of Rocamadour from a significant religious center to a tourist attraction; the efforts by clergy to restore Rocamadour’s spiritual character; the supernatural reinterpretations of the shrine by non-Catholics; and the desperate decision by the Diocese to participate in tourism itself, with disastrous results.
ISBN: | 9781793650320 |
Publication date: | 14th February 2022 |
Author: | Deana L Weibel |
Publisher: | Lexington Books |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 200 pages |
Series: | The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society |
Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church Pilgrimage Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries |