Walking the Camino A Modern Pilgrimage to Santiago |
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| Author:
| Kevin, Tony |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921215-44-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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In May 2006, armed only with a small rucksack and a staff, Tony Kevin, an overweight, sedentary 63-year-old former diplomat, set off on an eight-week trek across Spain. But this was not just a very long walk - it was a pilgrimage.
From Granada, in the southeast, to Santiago de Compostela, in the far northwest, Tony followed the Via Mozarabe and the Via de la Plata, two of the many pilgrim trails that crisscross Spain and Portugal and that all lead to a single destination, the...
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In May 2006, armed only with a small rucksack and a staff, Tony Kevin, an overweight, sedentary 63-year-old former diplomat, set off on an eight-week trek across Spain. But this was not just a very long walk - it was a pilgrimage.
From Granada, in the southeast, to Santiago de Compostela, in the far northwest, Tony followed the Via Mozarabe and the Via de la Plata, two of the many pilgrim trails that crisscross Spain and Portugal and that all lead to a single destination, the cathedral city of Santiago de Compostela.
What, in our busy, materialistic 21st century, is this apparently anachronistic phenomenon all about? What drives tens of thousands of people of all nationalities and creeds to make long, exhausting walks across the cold mountains and hot tablelands of Spain, to take part finally in a mediaeval Christian liturgy of spiritual renewal and reconciliation with God?