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Thank you all so much for the wide variety of answers! As a clarification, I am indeed more focused on the Camino as an example of what a modern pilgrimage looks like. The question of 'what makes a true pilgrim' is not a central question to my whole investigation, but rather a problematic issue...
Thank you to everyone who has responded so far!
To AlexWalker, I am indeed looking through the forum as thoroughly as possible. I simply thought that asking a couple of questions might help give yet another angle. Based on some of the answers so far, perhaps asking about 'true pilgrims' wasn't...
Hello all! I'm writing my undergraduate thesis in anthropology on the Camino Frances, and I have a couple of questions. I walked from Pamplona to Fisterra in December/January of this year, but I'd love to collect as many opinions as possible.
1. What does it mean to be a 'true pilgrim'?
2...
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