Location
Monserrat
Start Date
26-6-2026 9:30 AM
End Date
26-6-2026 11:00 AM
Description
From the beginning of humanity, walking has been the way humankind has regained its equilibrium, creating a natural connection towards the path and what it represents. Pilgrimage was the first form of tourism to emerge thousands of years ago; in fact, the development of tourism cannot be understood without understanding the practice of pilgrimage since ancient times.
Therefore, this ongoing research, entitled "Between Paths and Beliefs: Religious tourism as a tool for cultural understanding and social transformation," aims to delve into the understanding of pilgrimage as a religious tourism itinerary that contributes to the transformation of individuals through travel. Through interviews with pilgrims, this qualitative research expects to generate a knowledge base related to tourism as a human activity, not merely an economic one. Consequently, the study's approach will be grounded in anthropological, epistemological, and psychological principles of human beings and their relation and interaction with the world. Moreover, pilgrimage is used as a case study, based on its direct relation with religious tourism.
The study seeks to identify the role of pilgrimage as a vehicle for human beings’ transformation, drawing on the approaches of transpersonal psychology, Carl Jung's "science of the soul," as a foundation for analysing human development from a spiritual perspective, considering the mystical and contemplative experiences fostered by the dynamics of the journey itself. Research plan, methodology and main literature findings will be shared during the conference. Finally, the research is grounded in religious tourism as a humanistic phenomenon that can be interpreted as a vehicle for social and intercultural transformation.
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Monserrat
From the beginning of humanity, walking has been the way humankind has regained its equilibrium, creating a natural connection towards the path and what it represents. Pilgrimage was the first form of tourism to emerge thousands of years ago; in fact, the development of tourism cannot be understood without understanding the practice of pilgrimage since ancient times.
Therefore, this ongoing research, entitled "Between Paths and Beliefs: Religious tourism as a tool for cultural understanding and social transformation," aims to delve into the understanding of pilgrimage as a religious tourism itinerary that contributes to the transformation of individuals through travel. Through interviews with pilgrims, this qualitative research expects to generate a knowledge base related to tourism as a human activity, not merely an economic one. Consequently, the study's approach will be grounded in anthropological, epistemological, and psychological principles of human beings and their relation and interaction with the world. Moreover, pilgrimage is used as a case study, based on its direct relation with religious tourism.
The study seeks to identify the role of pilgrimage as a vehicle for human beings’ transformation, drawing on the approaches of transpersonal psychology, Carl Jung's "science of the soul," as a foundation for analysing human development from a spiritual perspective, considering the mystical and contemplative experiences fostered by the dynamics of the journey itself. Research plan, methodology and main literature findings will be shared during the conference. Finally, the research is grounded in religious tourism as a humanistic phenomenon that can be interpreted as a vehicle for social and intercultural transformation.