Produção Nacional
(Re)Invention of the Way of Saint James Between Religion and Poetry: The Way of Faith and the Way of Cora Coralina in Brazil
2023; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-3-031-32209-9_12
ISSN2194-315X
AutoresLisandra Lavoura Carvalho Passos, Mirian Rejowski,
Tópico(s)Halal products and consumer behavior
ResumoThe Way of Faith has been a Catholic pilgrimage route for 19 years, and the Way of Cora Coralina was inaugurated in 2018. Both trails are located in the Brazilian countryside and were inspired by the Way of Saint James, in Spain. As long-distance trails in Brazil, they provide different experiences for pilgrims, be they hikers or cyclists. This study investigated these two paths, one of religious pilgrimage and the other focussed on culture and ecotourism, to identify their similarities and differences relative to the Way of Saint James, which inspired them. Along these trails, the pilgrims connect with nature, culture, local communities, the places visited and with themselves, until they arrive, by the Way of Faith, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida and, by the Way of Cora Coralina, at the Casa de Cora Coralina Museum. Through interviews with board members of the trail management associations, as well as the documents they made available, we present the trails’ conception and history, their central characters, the paths themselves and the entities responsible for their upkeep. There are references to the Way of Saint James in their design, signposting, creation of the friendship associations and documentation for the hiker or cyclist. Notably, the three stages of the Way of Cora Coralina and the professionalisation of the managing entity of the Way of Faith are directly correlated with the respective characteristics of the Way of Saint James.
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