From the Camino de Santiago to English Cathedrals: Conducting Fieldwork in Sacred Spaces
In this article I analyse my experiences of conducting fieldwork in four English cathedrals: Canterbury, Durham, Westminster and York. The focus will be on various challenges related to carrying out fieldwork in sacred spaces. I will also reflect on my role as a researcher and pilgrim/visitor and co...
| Published in: | Fieldwork in religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2022
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| In: |
Fieldwork in religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Cathedral
/ Camino de Santiago
/ Field-research
/ Pilgrimage
/ Sacral building
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBA Western Europe KBF British Isles KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church KDE Anglican Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Westminster
B Canterbury B Camino de Santiago B York B Contemporary Pilgrimage B Durham B English cathedrals |
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| Summary: | In this article I analyse my experiences of conducting fieldwork in four English cathedrals: Canterbury, Durham, Westminster and York. The focus will be on various challenges related to carrying out fieldwork in sacred spaces. I will also reflect on my role as a researcher and pilgrim/visitor and compare it with my previous experience of researching the Santiago pilgrimage. I explore the following: similarities and differences between conducting fieldwork on the Camino and in cathedrals; and how what I have learned in the Camino context is (or is not) transferable to the Cathedrals context. I will also reflect on how some of the practicalities of conducting fieldword - such as the location of our workspace in the cathedral - can lead to wider understanding of several topics, for instance, what defines a sacred space, and how different sources of information interact methodologically. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-0623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Fieldwork in religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/firn.23533 |