Women Walking: Experiences of Sacred Time on Mexican Guadalupan Pilgrimage

Each July, 60,000 Catholic pilgrims walk from their home state of Querétaro, Mexico, to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City, a journey totaling 17 days and 450 km. Roughly 25,000 of these pilgrims are women, who walk in their own group, one day ahead of the men (Catholic News Agen...

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Autore principale: Yates, Sadie (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2025
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Anno: 2024, Volume: 12, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 19-28
Altre parole chiave:B Women
B Catholic
B Pilgrimage
B basilica
B Mexico
B Querétaro
B Virgin of Guadalupe
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