ABSTRACT

Drawing on discussions of pilgrimage as a landscape-based practice, this paper explores understandings and experiences of the recently developed North Wales Pilgrim’s Way (Taith Pererin Gogledd Cymru). A focus on this new trail considers how a walking pilgrimage combines physical activity, personal and spiritual encounters, and natural and spiritual landscapes Accounts of pilgrim experiences and photographs demonstrate how journeys on the North Wales Pilgrim’s Way enable participants to forge connections with the natural environment and local heritage, as well as the emotional-spiritual aspects of their lives. The paper finds that meaning is generated by participants in performing the path, highlighting the distinct role of walking pilgrimages in human-landscape interactions.

摘要

本文基于对朝圣作为基于景观的实践的讨论，探讨了对最近开发的北威尔士朝圣者之路（Taith Pererin Gogledd Cymru）的理解和经验。在这条新路线上的重点是考虑步行朝圣如何结合体育活动，个人和精神相遇以及自然和精神景观朝圣的经历和照片说明了北威尔士朝圣者之路如何使参与者建立与自然环境和自然环境的联系。当地的遗产，以及他们生活中的情感精神方面。论文发现，意义是由参与者在执行路径时产生的，突显了朝圣之旅在人与景观互动中的独特作用。