The Cultural Heritage of Pilgrim Itineraries: The Camino de Santiago

Michael Murray

Research output: Working paper

Abstract

The Camino de Santiago comprises a lattice of European pilgrimage itineraries which converge at Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. This Working Paper introduces the historical and contemporary representation of these routes as a heritage complex that is imagined and codified within varied cultural meanings of a journey undertaken. Particular attention is given to the Camino Frances and the Via de la Platawhich contrast as mature and formative pilgrimage settings. Within this spatial sphere, the analysis deals with the Camino de Santiago as official heritage, as development instrument, as civil society, and as personal experience. The paper concludes by critically reviewing a previous conceptualisation of pilgrim route-based tourism, derived from fieldwork completed in 1994. Some substantive additions to that model are then advanced which arguably fit better with the many context changes that have occurred over the past two decades.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherQueen's University Belfast
Number of pages60
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014

Publication series

NameISEP Working Papers in Planning
No.6

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