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Sacred Journeys

Sacred Journeys is a theoretical construct within the study of religion and ritual that denotes purposeful, spiritually motivated travels to venerated sites, distinguished from other forms of pilgrimage by their emphasis on transformative personal devotion and adherence to codified sacred itineraries.

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2017–2026

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101

Sacred journeys: the anthropology of pilgrimage

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 420 citations

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Tourism: a sacred journey? The case of ashram tourism, India

Richard Sharpley, Priya Sundaram · International Journal of Tourism Research · 2005 · 276 citations

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Tourism, Religion, and Spiritual Journeys

Amos S. Ron · Annals of Tourism Research · 2007 · 273 citations

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Religion and politics in Sub-Saharan Africa

Stephen Ellis, Gerrie ter Haar · The Journal of Modern African Studies · 1998 · 206 citations · Full text

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Fruitful Journeys. The Ways of Rajasthani Pilgrims

Alan Morinis, Ann Grodzins Gold · Asian Folklore Studies · 1989 · 159 citations

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Authors

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  1. RW
    Richard Werbner

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 86 citations

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  2. AG
    Ann Grodzins Gold

    Syracuse University, United States

    3 publications · 319 citations

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  3. EW
    Edward Wigley

    The Open University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  4. RS
    Richard Sharpley

    University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 293 citations

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  5. KR
    Kathryn Rountree

    Massey University, New Zealand

    2 publications · 153 citations

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Institutions

73

  1. University College Cork

    Cork, Ireland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    61 citations

  2. SOAS University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  3. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    153 citations

  4. Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee

    Galilee, Israel

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    286 citations

  5. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    71 citations

  6. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  7. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    180 citations

  8. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 12 publications · 958 citations

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  2. Annals of Tourism Research

    3 publications · 481 citations

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  3. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 3 publications · 193 citations

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  4. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology

    TAPJA · 3 publications · 115 citations

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  5. Social & Cultural Geography

    3 publications · 69 citations

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