Wearing a Pilgrim Badge as Proof that You Had Reached a Sacred Place|朝聖徽章不是普通紀念品,戴在身上還能證明『我真的去過』
WHAT 這是什麼
大都會藝術博物館說明,朝聖徽章在朝聖地販售,既是紀念品,也可作為完成朝聖的可見證明。銷售同時為宗教機構帶來收入,使信仰行旅與商品流通相連。
WHY HERE 為什麼屬於底域的世界
一趟無形的旅程被壓成一枚便宜金屬物,回家後仍能讓旁人讀到『這個身體曾經走到哪裡』;紀念品同時是憑證與經濟。
BLIND SPOT 補了哪一塊少看的視角
badges varied widely by shrine and period, and possession does not always prove the full circumstances of travel; their commercial role should not erase devotional meaning.