On Pilgrimage: Sacred Journeys around the World

by Jennifer Westwood

Explores the spiritual dimension of pilgrimage and leads readers through the most traveled routes, sites, temples, landscapes, and shrines around the world, including Santiago de Compostela, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and Croagh Patrick in Ireland. †

336 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Benjamin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a dense book, filled with anecdotes from many of the world's important pilgrimage sites. I thought it sometimes too vague, other times too detailed. The second part, a listing and brief description of sacred sites, was easier to read. It did take me a long time to get through, but had some truly evocative sections.