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Catholic
Commercialization
Community
Contemporary religion
Cultural anthropology
Cultural continuity
Cultural heritage
Devotion
Digital devotion
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Ethnography
Faith
Folklore
Indigenous beliefs
Innovation
Juquila
Marketing
Mexico
Microhistory
Modernity
Oaxaca
Our Lady
Pilgrim
Popular Catholicism
Religiosity
Religious experience
Religious festivals
Religious identity
Religious practice
Religious tourism
Religious transformation
Ritual
Sacred journey
Sacred sites
Shrine
Social media
Spirituality
Syncretism
Tradition
Votive offerings
Product details
- ISBN 9780226840833
- Weight: 399g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Jun 2025
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A study of contemporary pilgrimage through the elastic history of a shrine in Oaxaca, Mexico.
For many, pilgrimage conjures ideas about ancient traditions and somber journeys of self-discovery—an escape from modern life. In Devotion in Motion, Edward Wright-Ríos argues that we misunderstand pilgrimage (past and present) if we ignore its dynamic relationship with the rhythms of daily life and community.
Through the story of a centuries-old, ever-changing Catholic shrine to Our Lady of Juquila in Oaxaca, Mexico, Wright-Ríos reveals how tradition, innovation, marketing, and devotion coexist and interact in pilgrimage. Devotees, he shows, are not dissuaded by the embeddedness of the sacred site in the complexities, hierarchies, or conflicts of their lives. In fact, the truckers, accountants, and health-care workers we meet in this book actively seek new resources (including social media) to aid and share their devotion. Part microhistory, part ethnography, Devotion in Motion is a celebration of pilgrimage as a living experience in every generation.
For many, pilgrimage conjures ideas about ancient traditions and somber journeys of self-discovery—an escape from modern life. In Devotion in Motion, Edward Wright-Ríos argues that we misunderstand pilgrimage (past and present) if we ignore its dynamic relationship with the rhythms of daily life and community.
Through the story of a centuries-old, ever-changing Catholic shrine to Our Lady of Juquila in Oaxaca, Mexico, Wright-Ríos reveals how tradition, innovation, marketing, and devotion coexist and interact in pilgrimage. Devotees, he shows, are not dissuaded by the embeddedness of the sacred site in the complexities, hierarchies, or conflicts of their lives. In fact, the truckers, accountants, and health-care workers we meet in this book actively seek new resources (including social media) to aid and share their devotion. Part microhistory, part ethnography, Devotion in Motion is a celebration of pilgrimage as a living experience in every generation.
Edward Wright-Ríos is professor of history at Vanderbilt University. His books include Searching for Madre Matiana: Prophecy and Popular Culture in Modern Mexico.
