Turning Red: the Pilgrim or Tourist?
In this episode, Vivian Asimos and Aled Thomas talk about Pixar’s Turning Red, and the complicated conception of pilgrimage. Using Mei’s family temple as a jumping off point, Vivian and Aled talk about religious tourism, religion and capitalism, and complicating the idea of the tourist. What makes a pilgrim different than a tourist? What types of pilgrimage are there, and how is pilgrimage acted? How does money and commodification play into these definitions and distinctions?
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