by Bernard Rio · OUEST FRANCE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782737380020
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«Sur les chemins des pardons et pèlerinages en Bretagne» is Bernard Rio's essay on the 'pardons' and pilgrimages in Brittany, in paperback.
A journey through the Breton celebrations known as 'pardons', annual gatherings of popular piety at chapels and shrines. The author explains the evolution of these rituals, the role of protective saints, processions, devotions linked to water or fire, and the persistence of dances and traditions that are regaining vitality today.
Work in French published by Ouest France on 29 March 2019, with 320 pages organised into 23 chapters.
For readers interested in the history of Brittany, popular religiosity and French cultural heritage.
