Vaellus Pyhiin : Ristisaattoja idän ja lännen rajalla = Sacred Journeys : Orthodox Processions in Eastern Finland
12: Kirjapaja, 2018. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Long-distance Orthodox processions in North Karelia, close to Finland’s Russian border. The photo essays by Hanna Hentinen take the reader to the memorable world of Orthodox processions.
What are the processions? Why are they done? What do they mean? The authors relate this tradition to a broader context, that of the human yearning to approach spiritual realities also in an embodied, bodily, way.
In the Orthodox Church, procession is an old tradition, which acquires new forms while its core remains the same. They contain elements of hiking in natural surroundings, unlike the festal processions that stay in the vicinity of the church. The long-distance processions may come close to what is usually called a pilgrimage.
Authors: Professor Elina Vuola ThD; Helena Kupari PhD; Auli Leskinen PhD and Photographer Hanna Hentinen MA. Hentinen has been documenting North Karelian processions since 1989.
Text in Finnish and English. 222 pp. Near Fine. Item #2664
ISBN: 9789522888549
Price: $60.00