Religious Landscape and Ecological Ethics: Pilgrimage to the Lithuanian Calvaries
This article deals with the ecology of pilgrimage at the Calvaries - Ways of the Cross - in Lithuania. Personal obligations to nature and respect of sacred place intermingle with devotional practices and certain rituals. Large scale arrivals at the Calvaries only occurs at certain times of year, mos...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
[2015]
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The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 12-24 |
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Latvia
/ Calvary
/ Pilgrimage
/ Environment
/ Moral responsibility
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| IxTheo Classification: | AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion CD Christianity and Culture KBK Europe (East) |
| Further subjects: | B
Way of the Cross
B Calvaries B Lithuania |
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| Summary: | This article deals with the ecology of pilgrimage at the Calvaries - Ways of the Cross - in Lithuania. Personal obligations to nature and respect of sacred place intermingle with devotional practices and certain rituals. Large scale arrivals at the Calvaries only occurs at certain times of year, mostly during the Indulgence Feasts. Devotional practices such as meditation on the suffering of Christ, prayers and hymns, playing musical instruments, washing one's face at the Cedron spring are quite common during the Way. Research shows that walking the Way of the Cross doesn't cause negative environmental, cultural and social impacts. Moreover, pilgrimage could be beneficial to local communities - providing opportunities to sell handcraft products, to meet relatives and friends. Visiting Calvaries is a religious act restrained by time: usually it takes about 3-4 hours to undertake the Stations of the Cross, about one hour to celebrate Holy Mass, and up to one hour at the market place buying religious memorabilia and other souvenirs. |
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| ISSN: | 2009-7379 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.21427/WHB7-CH60 |