A antevisão do peregrino na iconografia de São Tiago no caminho português de Santiago entre Viseu e Chaves

: subsídios para a criação de uma rota turística

Abstract

Considering the importance of Saint James Way, as a pilgrimage route and also as a cultural itinerary, the present dissertation discusses historically Saint James life and his important “action” in the Iberian Peninsula, which caused a pilgrimage movement to Compostela, since medieval times to the present day. Synthesizing the history of pilgrimages, it is presented the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, with its peculiarities, including its unique pilgrims. The Saint James Way becomes a system of ways spread throughout Europe, that living under the same spirit, becomes the first European Cultural Itinerary and later in a World Heritage Site. The dichotomy between tourism and pilgrimage allows addressing the concepts of tourism, cultural tourism and religious tourism. Being one of the Portuguese Ways to Santiago, the Way that connects Viseu to Chaves is the starting point for the presentation of an iconography route proposal, in which is explored the iconography associated to Santiago, that can be found in the Way.

Date of Award	10 Jan 2012
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria de Fátima dos Prazeres Eusébio (Supervisor) & Ana da Piedade Elias Pinheiro (Co-Supervisor)