This article explores the apparent connections between travel and transformation by
considering two key questions:“Why might travel 'broaden the mind'or elicit transformative …

This book examines the complexities of lifestyles of the upwardly mobile middle classes in
India in the context of economic liberalisation in the new millennium, by analysing new …

A critical dimension of pilgrimage is arguably pilgrims' experience, in particular the
authenticity of their experience. The aim of the study is to understand how authenticity is …

Existing studies on pilgrimage have focused on rational perceptions in the motivation of
pilgrims. Adopting Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique (ZMET), a powerful photo …

Since the 1950s, millions of American Christians have traveled to the Holy Land to visit
places in Israel and the Palestinian territories associated with Jesus's life and death. Why do …

Pious processions. Sites of miraculous healing. Journeys to far-away sacred places. These
are what are usually called to mind when we think of religious pilgrimage. Yet while …

The peninsula of Mount Athos and the rocky complex of Meteora are the two largest
monastic communities in Greece and among the main holy landmarks in the Orthodox …

Thousands of patients with incurable neurodegenerative conditions from more than 60
countries have sought fetal cell transplants in China since 2001. Drawing on 24 months of …

A celebrated Hindu pilgrimage site, Hardwar lies on the river Ganges at the edge of the
Himalayas. Its identity as a holy place is inextricably tied to the mythology and reality of the …

Burgeoning literature on sacred travel among contemporary Pagan and New Age
communities draws on previous anthropological categories, but also offers new perspectives …