Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Plates xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. A Note on Transliteration xv
6. CHAPTER ONE. Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER TWO. The Pilgrim and the Anthropologist 20
8. CHAPTER THREE. The Anthropological Study of Pilgrimage 34
9. CHAPTER FOUR. Observing Pilgrimage: Churches, Icons, and the Devil 49
10. CHAPTER FIVE. Pilgrimage Observed: The Journey and the Vow 76
11. CHAPTER SIX. The Observer Observed 101
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. An Island in Space, An Island in Time 120
13. CHAPTER EIGHT Writing the Story/History of the Church: The Panayía and the Nun 134
14. CHAPTER NINE. Of Nations and Foreigners, Miracles and Texts 156
15. CHAPTER TEN. Women, Performance, and Pilgrimage: Beyond Honor and Shame 193
16. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Virgin Mary and the Body Politic 229
17. CHAPTER TWELVE. Epilogue: In a Different Place 250
18. Notes 259
19. References Cited 287
20. Index 309