Description
Travelling to an important or sacred site for the sake of rehearsing mythology; increasing feelings of belonging to a family, nation or cultural group; heightening spiritual sensibility or power; fulfilling vows; or worshipping for the sake of receiving a special blessing. The process of preparing for the journey, the travel to the site, the activities at the site and the return home are all of great importance for the pilgrimage. Pilgrimages also symbolize an internal journey of consciousness.
Counter-claim
There is the danger in a pilgrimage of substituting an external journey for an internal one.
It is difficult to maintain the distinction between a pilgrimage and cultural tourism.
UIA organization
Metadata
Database
Global strategies
Type
(D) Detailed strategies
Subject
- Religious practice » Rituals
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
S0272
DOCID
12902720
D7NID
215854
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Mar 23, 2022