The Iconography of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela: Types, Nationalities and Authors of the Views of the Basilica at the End of the Way of Saint James

2018 ◽  
pp. 97-124
Keyword(s):  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
The Way

Historic city, tourism performance and development: The balance of social behaviours in the city of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belén Mª Castro Fernández ◽  
Rubén Camilo Lois González ◽  
Lucrezia Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Data ◽  
City Centre ◽  
City Development ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Final Destination ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
The Way

Santiago de Compostela is an iconic place. From the 9th century through to the present day the city has acted as the final destination of a major pilgrimage route named after it. In the article we ask ourselves how the contemporary reinvention of the pilgrimage and pilgrimages on the Way of St. James has boosted tourism development in the city. Development has been concentrated in the historic city centre and in the area around the cathedral. The importance of tourism has transformed the significance of the city itself, which acquires a magical component as a place of arrival and encounter for all kinds of visitors. The historic city has been set up in the 20th century as a destination for the Way and for cultural tourism. The buildings, particularly those connected with the pilgrimage route, become highly attractive and symbolic places and tourists carry out a number of rituals in them. They travel and enjoy Santiago as a unique experience. The study of tourism and of the tourist transformation of Santiago de Compostela is undertaken using a qualitative and quantitative method. The article analyses the heritage and symbolic value of the historic centre, together with the growth of its tourism activities. Numerical data are also provided on the perceptions and behaviour of visitors using surveys carried out by the city's Tourism Observatory.

scholarly journals Az El Camino zarándokút egészségügyi kockázatai. Tanulságok és tanácsok

2018 ◽  
Vol 159 (38) ◽  
pp. 1535-1542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Péter Felkai
Keyword(s):  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Travel Medicine ◽  
Female Group ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
The Way

Abstract: The Way of St. James (El Camino) is getting more and more popular. Analysis of the age groups of the pilgrims shows that the number of young pilgrims (30< years) is decreasing, but the number of middle-aged people (30–60 years) is slightly increasing, while the number of elderly people (>60 years) has considerably increased. The statistical data of the Pilgrims’ office in Santiago de Compostela also display the continuous elevation in the number of the “pilgrims” who had completed the El Camino without any religious or spiritual reason. Therefore this pilgrim route became a long-distance trekking – in the point of view of travel medicine. The old age is a high risk for travellers moreover in this long distance trekking. Therefore pre-travel counselling would be vital for aged pilgrims. Unfortunately, a few articles have been published only on the medical problems of El Camino. Taking into consideration the possible health damages during the 800 km long “Camino”, the author describes its health hazards. This study could be a useful guideline for pre-travel advice for El Camino pilgrims as only limited information can be gained from the Pilgrims’ Reception Office (PRO) in Santiago de Compostela. Some information was collected from the relevant pages of the internet. Therefore the author could draw limited consequences from the statistical data. Yet, the analysis of the medical causes of the deceased pilgrims told more about the hazards of ‘The Way’. Although the number of female and male pilgrims was equal in the statistical data, yet the mortality rate of the male pilgrims is much more higher than that of the female pilgrims (93–7%). The most frequent cause of death was acute coronary syndrome or its suspicion (40–34%). The second most frequent cause of death was road traffic accident (17,5–25%). The most vulnerable pilgrims are the cyclists in this respect. The exacerbation of any chronic disease was also different among the genders (3–25%) but homicide is a more frequent cause of death in the female group (2%–8%). The cause of death was exhaustion, stroke, hypothermia and drowning (because of the ritual bathing in the sea, after the route completed) as well. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(38): 1535–1542.

New Way – resocialization on the Camino de Santiago

2019 ◽  
Vol 585 (10) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Franciszek Mróz ◽  
Jacek Matuszczak
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Camino De Santiago ◽  
Individual Work ◽  
The World ◽  
The Guardian ◽  
The Way

Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is a pilgrimage route which has existed for more than 1,000 years and leads to the Shrine of St. James in Santiago de Compostela. Currently, it is the best-known pilgrimage and cultural route in Europe. It is often referred to as the “most beautiful road in the world” or the “main street in Europe”. The Way of St. James has been used in prisoner resocialization schemes for many years in Western Europe and since 2013 also in Poland. “New Way” is an innovative project consisting of a two-week pilgrimage of a prisoner who straight from the penitentiary sets out along with the guardian on the Way of St. Jakub from Lublin to Krakow. The aim of the program is to change a young person who, while walking for more than 400 km along Camino de Santiago, has a lot of time to think about his previous life. The task of the guardian is to offer assistance and individual work with the prisoner. Great importance in the project is attributed to the meetings of the prisoner with residents and pastors, who often help on the pilgrimage. An important element of the „New Way” is also to provide young person, after completing the Camino, study of professional competence, referral to an internship and then help in finding a job.

Piligrimystė Šiauriniu Šv. Jokūbo keliu: kelionių motyvai ir piligrimų santykiai

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (28) 2019 ◽  
pp. 141-167
Author(s):  
Rūta Staniulytė
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Contemporary Western Society ◽  
The Way

Interest in the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela is growing. Some pilgrims repeat their pilgrimage. What motivates a person in contemporary Western society to make a journey that requires a lot of resources? The article aims to investigate the motives and travelling experiences of a modern pilgrim on the Northern Way of St James. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, the paper examines the experiences of pilgrims and the specifics of the route, as well as how they construct relationships with other pilgrims and the broader pilgrim community along the way, and how important this connection is in the complexity of the pilgrimage. Key words: pilgrimage, travel, Santiago de Compostela, Way of St James, togetherness.

On the Way to Fuller Koinonia: The Fifth World Conference on Faith and Order

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-173
Author(s):  
Gerard Kelly
Keyword(s):  
World Conference ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Ecumenical Movement ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Way

The Fifth World Conference on Faith and Order took place in August 1993 at Santiago de Compostela, Spain, against the background of growing disillusionment within the ecumenical movement and disagreement about its direction for the future. Many in the churches believed that unity was unattainable and that we should be content to do together whatever we could to promote the gospel. By exploring the notion of koinonia the church delegates to the Conference have paved a new direction for ecumenical study and action. The notion of koinonia highlights the close link between the unity of the church and the proclamation of the gospel.

scholarly journals Análisis del perfil sociodemográfico de senderistas y ciclistas que recorren el Camino de Santiago (Analysis of socio-demographic profile of trails and riders walking through the way of Saint James)

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 56-59
Author(s):  
Antonio Granero Gallegos ◽  
Francisco Ruiz-Juan ◽  
Mª Elena García Montes ◽  
Antonio Baena Extremera ◽  
Manuel Gómez López
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Sampling Error ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Camino De Santiago ◽  
The Social ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
El Alto ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Way

El fenómeno social en que se ha convertido el Camino de Santiago, su legado cultural y la íntima relación con la actividad físico-deportiva de tiempo libre, ha supuesto que nos plantearnos como objetivo analizar las características de los viajeros jacobeos actuales mediante un análisis sociodemográfico de los senderistas y ciclistas mayores de 15 años que recorren el Camino de Santiago. La investigación se ha desarrollado mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario autoadministrado en Santiago de Compostela a una muestra de 1.091 sujetos, utilizando el procedimiento de muestreo estratificado polietápico con afijación proporcional, con un margen de error muestral del ±3 % y un nivel de confianza del 95,5%. Los resultados han permitido elaborar el perfil del viajero jacobeo actual, poniéndose de manifiesto el alto grado de formación académica del mismo; asimismo, se produce una gran mezcla de nacionalidades y diversidad cultural en este itinerario, lo que procura, no sólo el enriquecimiento personal y espiritual, sino también las relaciones sociales y la interculturalidad.Abstract: The social phenomenon inwhich has become the Way of Saint James, its cultural heritage and close relationship with physical activity and sports leisure, has meant that we plan to analyze the characteristics of current Jacobean travellers current through an analysis of socio-demographic walkers and cyclists over 15 years travelling the Camino de Santiago. The research was developed by applying a self-administered questionnaire in Santiago de Compostela on a sample of 1091 subjects, using multistage stratified sampling procedure with proportional affixation, with a margin of sampling error of ± 3% and a level of with confidence 95.5%. The results have helped develop the profile of the current Jacobean travellers shown by the high level of academic training, similarly, there is a great mix of nationalities and cultural diversity in this route, which seeks not only personal enrichment and spiritual but also social relations and multiculturalism.

Walking the Way Together

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen E. Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Social Medium ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Family Stories ◽  
Camino De Santiago ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Way

In Walking the Way Together, Kathleen E. Jenkins offers an in-depth ethnographic study of parents and their adult children who walk the Camino de Santiago. A Catholic visitation site of medieval origins with walking paths across Europe, the Camino culminates at the shrine of St. James in the city of Santiago de Compostela, the capital of Galicia, an autonomous region of Spain. It has become a popular point of religious tourism for Catholics, spiritual seekers, scholars, adventurers, and cultural tourists. In 2019, 347,578 people arrived at the Pilgrim’s Office seeking a certificate of completion; they had walked anywhere from 100 to over 800 kilometers. Like other sites of pilgrimage and tourism, the Camino has been deeply altered by media and digital technologies. The book brings alive family stories of investing in pilgrimage as a practice for strengthening kin relationships and becoming a part of each other’s emotional and spiritual understandings. The social and spiritual encounters that supported and inhibited these relational goals emerge as fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters describe walking for six hours or more each day through mountain, rural, and urban paths. They are stories of pleasant surprises, disappointments, lessons learned, and the far-reaching emotional power that the memory of ritual failures and successes can carry. Ultimately, they present the potential for pilgrimage to foster and maintain intimate ties in today’s fragile world, to build an engaged social consciousness, and to encourage reflection of digital devices and social medium platforms in the pursuit of spirituality.

scholarly journals Pilgrimage and religious tourism on the Way of St. James - the first European cultural route

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (43) ◽  
pp. 366-379
Author(s):  
F. Mróz ◽  
Ł. Mróz
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Camino De Santiago ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Cultural Routes ◽  
Transportation Route ◽  
Intensive Growth ◽  
The Way

Since last two decades we notice an intensive growth of the pilgrimage movement along the Way os St. James. This route connecting furthests places in Europe and ending in Santiago de Compostela is based on a medieval transportation route called The Royal Route – Via Regia. The route exists for over 1000 years and is constantly developed thanks to actions taken by the authorities of the Catholic Church, governments and non-government organizations, as well as numerous enthusiastics of the Way of St. James. Keywords: The Way of St. James - Camino de Santiago, the route Via Regia, European Cultural Routes, pilgrimage, religious tourism, cultural tourism.

Self-sacrifice for in-group's history: A diachronic perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Babińska ◽  
Michal Bilewicz
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Emotional Events ◽  
Reciprocal Process ◽  
The Way

AbstractThe problem of extended fusion and identification can be approached from a diachronic perspective. Based on our own research, as well as findings from the fields of social, political, and clinical psychology, we argue that the way contemporary emotional events shape local fusion is similar to the way in which historical experiences shape extended fusion. We propose a reciprocal process in which historical events shape contemporary identities, whereas contemporary identities shape interpretations of past traumas.

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