maandag 29 december 2014

Spreading the soul of place?

However universal pilgrimages are, the Camino de Santiago de Compostela is a unique place in the eyes of many.

In december 2014 Jan Peter Margry (University of Amsterdam & Meertens Institute) presented his research on the little camino, the Camino Finisterre, at the Camino Academy (pilgrim/science forum) in The Netherlands. In passing he mentioned other places that try to mimic the camino experience.
Have a look at these US and Korean examples...


Camino del Norte a Chimayo

In 2012 the first organized pilgrims party walked from the Our lady of Guadalupe church in Denver to El Santuario de Chimayo in Northern New Mexico. Following a miner´s route, a Ute indian migration path and a Franciscan missionaries path through forest and paved roads.


View on the website of the Santuario de Chimayo (dec 29, 2014)
Click here for the website of the Santuario.

Click here for the website of a blog on the El Camino del Norte a Chiamyo, which includes a description of the route.


The Wonhyo Trail

More then 1300 years ago the former Korean monk Wonhyo traveled the Korean peninsula. During a storm he stayed in a cave and experienced enlightenment. To honor Wonhyo a trail is in preparation, a trail connecting Gyeongju on the North Gyeongsang Province, to Wonhyo’s cave near Pyeongtaek in the Gyeonggi Province.

Tony McGregor: “Our hope is that the trail will develop and grow into a Korean version of Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago, offering pilgrims an opportunity to explore themselves as they travel by foot across the Korean peninsula,”


View on weblog entry of Tony McGregor on the Wonhyo Trail (dec 29, 2014)

Click here to read more of McGregor on this trail.



View on website for the documentary 'In the footsteps of Wonhyo' (dec 29, 2014)

To watch a documentary on the second part of this pilgrimage click here: In the footsteps of Wonhyo.

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