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1 Photo Credit: Al Jeera Photo Credit: JSTOR RELS 1120 Joyce Wong

2 TODAY I will introduce you to Help available Wide range of scholarly sources Effect search techniques Citing

3 HELP Reference Desk Find information Find specific titles Cite sources Help in person, SMS, CHAT, , phone Checkout Desk Borrow books including textbooks Answer questions about using the Library Put money on your printing account Find specific titles Writing Centre Brainstorm and give feedback on your writing assignments Improve grammar How to integrate and cite sources Writeaway online help Will not proofread

4 BE SPECIFIC BUT NOT NARROW Too narrow About right Too broad Experience of Christian pilgrims from Vancouver to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem The difference between Islamic and Christian pilgrimages. Focus on two specific pilgrimages as examples Ice cream The History and origins of pilgrimage in Christianity

5 SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENT Although the religious symbolism of various pilgrimages differs between Islam and Christianity, they share some essential themes in terms of the pilgrims' spiritual and social experience. The Hajj and the Camino de Santiago will be used to illustrate these shared themes, especially as defined by the three stages of a pilgrim's rite of passage or journey.

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8 RESEARCH QUESTIONS Background What is the Hajj? What are some well known Christian pilgrimages? Depth and Breadth How are rituals an integral part of the pilgrims experience during the Hajj? Or vary for different pilgrims such as women? Focused What is the meaning of suffering for pilgrims when they do the Camino de Santiago

9 SEARCH WORDS How are rituals an integral part of the experience in the Hajj? What is the meaning of suffering for pilgrims when they do the Camino de Santiago? Rituals and Hajj Alternate words: symbolism, specific ritual such as Tawaf Suffering, pilgrims and Camino de Santigo Use alternate words: pilgrimage, pain,

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11 CITING Acknowledge ideas of others Part of scholarly communication Avoid plagiarism Different styles: MLA, APA, Chicago MLA for RELS 1220 Grade: 0

12 WHEN TO CITE Direct quotes Paraphrasing Summarize Use in-text references..(smith 47) According to Smith...(47)

13 EXAMPLE The pilgrimage to Santiago is one of the few Christian pilgrimages believed to offer plenary absolution, the forgiveness of all sins of those who complete the journey.. by Elo Lulk Which one represents proper citing? A) The pilgrimage to Santiago is a Christian pilgrimage and is believed to offer plenary absolution, the forgiveness of all sins of those who complete the journey. B) The forgiveness of sins is the one of the main reasons or motivations for completing the Camino de Santiago (Lulk 25).

14 WORKS CITED Lulk, Elo. "Meaningful Pain Suffering and the Narrative Construction of Pilgrimage Experience on the Camino De Santiago." Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, vol. 7, no. 2, pp Academic Search Complete, login.ezproxy.langara.bc.ca/login?url= direct=true&db=a9h&an= &site=eds- live&scope=site. Accessed 25 Sept Remy, Jean. "Pilgrimage and Modernity." Social Compass, vol. 38, no. 2, 1989, pp Academic Search Complete,.. Tagliacozzo, Eric and Shawkat M.Toorawa, eds. The Hajj: Pilgrimage in Islam. New York: Cambridge University Press, Turner, Edith. "Pilgrimage: An Overview." Encyclopedia of Religion, Gale Virtual Reference Library, 2015,...