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Mysteries on the Camino Frances

david malta

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Time of past OR future Camino
Leon Santiago March 2015
Pamplona Santiago March 2016
Yesterday I watched an Italian TV programme called Mistero and it was about the Camino particularly about 'mysterious' sites, symbols and others. For example at Logrono beside the Church of Santiago there is a sort of game depicted on the plaza's floor (Gioco del' Oca). Another one was about the Albergue at Manjarin which due to my limited Italian did not understand well. And of course the mysteries about the Templar Knights.

Would appreciate any suggestions like books and/or sites where I can read some researched material about the above. Any information from members is also welcome.
 
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There is a lot available about the topics you mentioned, a lot of it, to put it charitable, less well researched and quite creative when it comes to academic truth. A good point to start reading is http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312254164/?tag=casaivar02-20

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Gary White and Elyn Aviva write books about "Powerful Places" around the world. They started with the Caminos! You can get it on Amazon: "Powerful Places on the Caminos de Santiago." I am currently reading a rather poorly translated novel about a knight Hospitaller traveling the 14th c. camino in search of Templar treasure. It's called "Iacobus," by Matilde Asensi, it's really pretty bad, but it's got interesting details and lots of that Templar hoodoo stuff that so many find fascinating.
 
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Hi Rebekah,
I just tired to find an English translation of "Iacobus" on the internet to no avail. Where did you obtain your copy?
Buen Camino, Phil Ward
 
DMZwalker said:
Hi Rebekah,
I just tired to find an English translation of "Iacobus" on the internet to no avail. Where did you obtain your copy?
Buen Camino, Phil Ward
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Amazon has it here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EJNOD48/?tag=casaivar02-20 but I agree with @Rebekah Scott it is pretty bad, and no, it is not the translation, the Spanish version is as bad.

One book I can recommend is "Pilgrimage-The Sacred Journey" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1854442155/?tag=casaivar02-20 published as companion to an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford (UK) in 2006. It covers pilgrimages from around the world.

Buen Camino, SY
 
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I read Iacobus in English. Yes, it's bad. I read it on my kindle, and then deleted it and haven't thought of it again (thank goodness), until now.
 
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