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Camino - The Book

Le livre - Les auteurs

PROPOSAL

In most books, the Way of Saint-James is depicted by following one by one the 4 to 5 main routes to Santiago starting from France. However, it is also a complex puzzle of topics interacting along each route, making the Camino a vast College of art, history, spiritual quest and nature. Landscapes, Templars, monasteries, Gothic and Romanesque arts, rituals, legends and feasts create a powerful environment surrounding the modern pilgrim and inspiring his journey. To help decipher its language, we suggest a thematic approach of the Camino, instead of following the routes, thus providing a global picture and keys to interpret this universe of symbols and intertwined stories. Supporting the idea of a worldwide call for change in present times, pilgrims' testimonials we collected show how modern pilgrims not only get attracted by the ancient mystery of the Way, but reinvent it completely, expressing a need of our society for an alternative space out of the system.

  • Kathleen Ashley, writer, specialist of the Middle Ages, Professor at the University of Southern Maine (USM)

1-1.jpgKathleen M. Ashley, Ph.D. is an accomplished scholar with cross-disciplinary interests encompassing the art, languages, history and religious traditions of the Middle Ages to the contemporary world.
She is a professor of English at the University of Southern Maine and was named “Distinguished Professor” of the university in 2011.
Kathleen Ashley has written and edited 9 books (often collaboratively). She is the author of more than 60 articles and over 40 reviews. She has received numerous fellowships and grants, including two Fulbright Lectureships to Portugal, four National Endowment for the Humanities awards, and a Mellon post-doctoral research fellowship. At the University of Southern Maine, she received a Faculty Senate Research Award in 2005 and was named a Trustee Professor for the year 2000-2001. She is also President of the international Hagiography Society.

 

 

  • Jean-Pierre Rousset, Photographer

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A Pilgrim of Saint James and an awarded professional photographer, Jean-Pierre Rousset began the photographic inventory of the landscapes and the monuments along the Camino in the 90's. He was then President of the Friends of Saint James Association of les Landes, a French Department with many pilgrimage itineraries to Santiago de Compostela. As such, he was closely involved in its rebirth. He worked in the field to locate ancient historical paths hidden in the forest that had to be cleaned. He took part in the long process of convincing cultural and political authorities (Ministry of Culture, Mayors, lands owners), that there was something worth saving from oblivion, like Spain had already done for years. Eventually, in 1997, Jean-Pierre Rousset's photos were used by the French Ministry of Culture to fill the application to UNESCO World Heritage List registration, granted in 1998.

 

PHOTOS

The galleries below provide a large choice for a final, limited selection.

 

Proposition détaillée (pdf) photos

Proposition détaillée (pdf)

3 photos
Sommaire photos

Sommaire

1 photo chemin de saint-jacques
Exemples de pages photos

Exemples de pages

19 photos
Carte d'Espagne photos

Carte d'Espagne

1 photo chemin de saint-jacques
Carte de France photos

Carte de France

1 photo chemin de saint-jacques
Documents photos

Documents

24 photos
Pèlerins et acteurs du Camino photos

Pèlerins et acteurs du Camino

60 photos
Les Compagnons photos

Les Compagnons

8 photos
Coquilles, étoiles, croix, signes photos

Coquilles, étoiles, croix, signes

76 photos
Fêtes et rituels photos

Fêtes et rituels

13 photos
Les routes vers Compostelle photos

Les routes vers Compostelle

44 photos
Nouvelle galerie photos

Nouvelle galerie

117 photos
Le Gothique photos

Le Gothique

39 photos
Naissance du paysage photos

Naissance du paysage

148 photos
Les Templiers photos

Les Templiers

45 photos
Villes et villages photos

Villes et villages

41 photos
Abbayes et monastères photos

Abbayes et monastères

40 photos
Jacques et les Saints du camino photos

Jacques et les Saints du camino

54 photos
Santiago de Compostela photos

Santiago de Compostela

19 photos
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