{"product_id":"on-this-holy-island-a-modern-pilgrimage-across-britain-9781639368419","title":"On This Holy Island: A Modern Pilgrimage Across Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lyrical and insightful narrative that presents a new approach to the idea of pilgrimage, traversing paths both ancient and modern.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRetracing sacred travel made across time, from murmurs of ritual journeys in the depths of Ice Age to new pilgrimages of the 21st century, \u003ci\u003eOn This Holy Island \u003c\/i\u003eis an an epic adventure across sacred British landscapes. We follow Oliver Smith as he climbs into remote sea caves, sleeps inside Neolithic tombs, scales forgotten holy mountains and once even maroons himself at sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing holy roads to churches, cathedrals and standing stones, this evocative and enlightening travelogue explores places prehistoric, pagan and Christian, Smith also reveals how football stadiums and music festivals have become contemporary places of pilgrimage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though the routes walked are often ancient, the pilgrims he meets are always modern. But underpinning the remarkable book is a timeless truth: that making journeys has always been a way of making meaning. So often, Smith finds, \"the unravelling of a path goes in tandem with the unravelling of the soul.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.37w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639368419","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43398011781257,"sku":"9781639368419","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a084e0bd-48ca-476c-9df3-d9f963970ec2.jpg?v=1740473214","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/on-this-holy-island-a-modern-pilgrimage-across-britain-9781639368419","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}