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John Leland
John Leland c.1506-1552, English antiquary. He was successively chaplain and librarian to Henry VIII. In 1533 he was appointed king's antiquarian, and in this capacity traveled through England, collecting a great mass of historical and geographical data for a proposed book to be entitled History a... Read more
Ezra Stiles
Ezra Stiles 1727-95, American theologian and educator, b. North Haven, Conn., grad. Yale, 1746. He studied theology, was ordained in 1749, and tutored (1749-55) at Yale. Resigning from the ministry, he studied law and practiced in New Haven from 1753 to 1755, when he returned to the ministry for 22... Read more
pilgrim
pilgrim one who travels to a shrine or other sacred place out of religious motives. Pilgrimages are a feature of many religions and cultures. Examples in ancient Greece were the pilgrimages to Eleusis and Delphi. Pilgrimages are well established in India (e.g., to Varanasi, or Benares, on the sacre... Read more
Arafat
Arafat or Arafa , granite hill, Saudi Arabia, near Mecca . The hill was an ancient pagan sanctuary and is shrouded in many legends. It is a site for prayers during the hajj , the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Atop the hill is a minaret, reached by broad stone steps. On the 60th step is a ... Read more
Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac , 1882-1953, French illustrator of English books. He is known for his imaginative, colorful illustrations of the Arabian Nights (1907), Shakespeare's Tempest (1908), and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1909). ... Read more
Croagh Patrick
Croagh Patrick , mountain, 2,510 ft (765 m) high, Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland, near Westport Bay. Legend connects it with St. Patrick, and its summit has long been a place of pilgrimage. ... Read more
An Najaf
An Najaf , city (1987 pop. 309,010), S central Iraq, on a lake near the Euphrates River. The city, one of Shi'a Islam's holiest, is also called Mashad Ali, after the tomb (in a mosque) of Ali , son-in-law of Muhammad the Prophet. The tomb is an object of pilgrimage by Shiite Muslims and a starting ... Read more
hajj
hajj , the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the five basic requirements ( arkan or "pillars" ) of Islam. Its annual observance corresponds to the major holy day id al-adha, itself a commemoration of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son on Divine orders. While the hajj is a relig... Read more
gargoyle
gargoyle , waterspout used in medieval Europe to draw rainwater from church and cathedral roofs. Gargoyles were fashioned imaginatively in the form of human grotesques, beasts, and demonic spirits. This form of sculpture reached its peak in the Gothic period and declined with the introduction of lea... Read more
Avellino
Avellino , city (1991 pop. 55,662), capital of Avellino prov., Campania, S Italy. It is an agricultural and light manufacturing center. Although damaged by earthquakes in 1930 and 1980, the city has retained much of its medieval aspect. Of note are the 12th-century cathedral and the ruins of a castl... Read more

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To embark on a pilgrimage
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Headline: To embark on a pilgrimage Byline: SHEFA GOLD...in Ruth's painful pilgrimage from Moab to Bethlehem...traveled without a set itinerary, determined to open...my journey into a pilgrimage. I imagined standing before the...
A Dutchman contemplates his pilgrimages to Spain
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/12/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...metaphor is the scallop-shell pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela...detours often constitute the itinerary. The range of Nooteboom...sightseeing journey than a pilgrimage; he goes to Guadaloupe to...upon Cervantes and why he is imagined while his characters are real...
A DUTCHMAN CONTEMPLATES HIS PILGRIMAGES TO SPAIN
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/12/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...metaphor is the scallop- shell pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela...detours often constitute the itinerary. The range of Nooteboom...sightseeing journey than a pilgrimage; he goes to Guadaloupe to...upon Cervantes and why he is imagined while his characters are real...
Pope Ends Holy Land Pilgrimage
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/26/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Online 03-26-2000 Pope Ends Holy Land Pilgrimage JERUSALEM (AP) -- Pope John Paul II...the rigors of an ambitious and grueling itinerary. Not only did he uphold his entire packed...place a note in the wall. ``I only imagined a tiny note,'' he said. ``I looked...
Goddess pilgrims as tourists: inscribing the body through sacred travel.
Magazine article from: Sociology of Religion; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...feminine can be re-imagined and re-experienced...significant aspects of pilgrimage in the view of...integral to these pilgrimages. They are undertaken...their own travel itineraries, and by groups...the modern Pagan pilgrimage, of which journeys...Western tradition of pilgrimage full ...
BLAHNIK WALKS AMONG HIS FAITHFUL.(Manolo Blahnik)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: WWD; 10/23/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...out the door. That was the itinerary for shoe designer Manolo Blahnik...country recently on his annual pilgrimage to several doors of Neiman...bucolic Bath, England. His itinerary began in Beverly Hills followed...is beyond anything he ever imagined. "It mystifies me," said...
The Colors of India: Raghubir Singh.
Magazine article from: Art in America; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Mela (1981), portrays a massive Hindu pilgrimage. Yet Singh resisted the notion that...Stern and the New York Times. His itinerary, even for a recent book such as Tamil...Rajasthan, neither art nor life could be imagined without the brilliant plumage of a bird...