Conclusions

Places/Non-places: Galicia on the Road of St. James

“…Pagan mysticism has now been fused to the secularized route, making thjs dimension of pilgrimage an effective tool for GaJician itnage-mak:ing, and a crucial component in the "shifting relations between cultural identity, cultural history, cartography and aesthetics" in present-day Galicia. 27 What remains unresolved is the place of Galicians themselves in this revivified Road. Are they to find their image as the Road's participants, or simply as perennial hosts, exploiting touristi.c interest in "monumental time" and producing convenient narratives about their communities as ancient builders of these monuments?…”