6 sentences with 'pilgrimage'
Example sentences and phrases with the word pilgrimage and other words derived from it.
• « The same was true in pre-Columbian America: the pilgrimage of the Huichol Indians in search of their god-plant, peyote, with its hallucinogenic properties, is still today a disturbing milestone in the chronicle of beliefs and fondness for certain drugs based on a desire for religious elevation; something very different from what happens with drug addiction - synonymous with self-degradation and death - in our culture. »
• « In 624, just two years after his arrival in Medina, Muhammad led a Muslim force against an army from Mecca, and then in 630 CE, he conquered Mecca, largely by skilfully negotiating with his former enemies there - he promised to make Mecca the centre of Islam, demand pilgrimage, and incorporate it into his growing kingdom. »
• « 5. If possible, at least once in his life, every Muslim should undertake the Haaj: the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. »
• « Thus, the crusades were the first armed Christian pilgrimage, and indeed, the first "official" Christian holy war in the history of the religion. »
• « By the 14th century, the empire was so rich that while on a hajj, or pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, the ruler of Mali, Mansu Musa, gave away enough gold to create serious price inflation in the cities along his route. »