Virtual Pilgrimage: Where Medieval Meets Modern

The SpokenWeb Podcast

SUMMARY

From medieval itineraries to modern livestreams, Christian pilgrimage is often, if not always experienced through an imaginative transposal from a physical reality to a spiritual truth. In this episode, hosts Lindsay Pereira and Ella Jando-Saul explore the concept of virtual pilgrimage through conversations with two guests: Michael Van Dussen, a professor in the Department of English at McGill University in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, teaches us about the medieval experience of pilgrimage in the British Isles while Simon Coleman, a professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto teaches us about the modern reconstruction of pilgrimage to Walsingham in Norfolk, England.

Simon Coleman's latest book, Powers of Pilgrimage: Religion in a World of Movement, can be found here.

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VOICE AND SOUND CREDITS

Interviewees:

Dr. Michael Van Dussen, Professor of English Literature, McGill University.

Dr. Simon Coleman, Professor of Anthropology and Religion, University of Toronto.

Theme music:

“Ai Tal Domna”: composed by Berenguier de Palou, recorded by Zep Hurme ©2014. Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC. Available at https://ccmixter.org/files/zep_hurme/38429

Voice credits:

Stephen Yeager, voice of the Host

Ghislaine Comeau, voice of the Miller

Andre Furlani, voice of the Reeve, drunkard, beggar, and donation collector

Sound credits:

Magical Minstrelsy: Where Medieval Meets Modern Through Mimesis, Season 1 Episode 1: Virtual Pilgrimage uses sounds from Freesound. All sound samples that were used in this episode are licensed under CC0 1.0:

Footsteps on dirt: https://freesound.org/people/lzmraul/sounds/389454/

Birds: https://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/519110/

Water: https://freesound.org/people/BurghRecords/sounds/415151/

Cows: https://freesound.org/people/Nontu_Lwazi00/sounds/541920/

Sheep: https://freesound.org/people/rent55/sounds/709921/

Horse on dirt: https://freesound.org/people/Ornery/sounds/233345/

Horse with cart: https://freesound.org/people/bruno.auzet/sounds/538438/

Footsteps on cobblestone: https://freesound.org/people/SpliceSound/sounds/260120/

Medieval city: https://freesound.org/people/OGsoundFX/sounds/423119/

Church bells: https://freesound.org/people/Audeption/sounds/425172/

Coins: https://freesound.org/people/husky70/sounds/161315/

Blacksmith: https://freesound.org/people/Emmaproductions/sounds/254371/

Music: https://ccmixter.org/files/asteria/2615

Church coins: https://freesound.org/people/scripsi/sounds/335191/

Gregorian chant: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecce.lignum.Crucis.ogg

Crowd gasping: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/480774/

Baby crying: https://freesound.org/people/the_yura/sounds/211527/

Breath: https://freesound.org/people/launemax/sounds/274769/

Heartbeat: https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/612642/

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