Berentzen, Sterre
(2024)
Moving through space: Heritagization of the Via di Francesco del Sud.
Master thesis, M Religion and Cultural Heritage.
Abstract
This thesis examines the heritagization process of the Via di Francesco del Sud, focusing on how
pilgrimage space is produced through movement. Heritagization refers to the process by which
places or practices from the past become recognized as a means to understand and engage with
the present. Focusing on movement allows for research into how practice shapes interactions
between people and places, highlighting how space is produced by these interactions while
simultaneously shaping them. Grounded in Henri Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space,
the research explores the dynamic interactions between pilgrims, local hosts, and the landscape.
Using autoethnographic methods, combined with semi-structured interviews with pilgrims and
questionnaire responses from local hosts, the thesis investigates how pilgrimage routes are not
static but actively produced through the movement of individuals and their interaction with both
human and more-than-human environments. This approach expands the concept of pilgrimage
space to include the ‘space-in-between’, focusing on spatial elements specific to this space, such
as ‘two-sided linearity’ and ‘places of rest’. These places are not merely points of respite but are
integral to the pilgrimage experience, where temporary communities of belonging are formed
through acts of hospitality. In doing so, the thesis contributes to a broader understanding of
heritage as not only a static or preserved phen
| Type: |
Thesis
(Master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| Mucciarelli, E. | | Faculteit GGW, Faculteit Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | e.mucciarelli@rug.nl | | Irving, A.J.M. | | Faculteit GGW, Christendom en Ideeengeschiedenis | A.J.M.Irving@rug.nl |
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| Degree programme: |
M Religion and Cultural Heritage |
| Academic year: |
2024-2025 |
| Date of delivery: |
03 Feb 2026 10:46 |
| Last modified: |
03 Feb 2026 10:46 |
| URI: |
https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/849 |
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