The Possibility of Pilgrimage in a Scientific World

The paper is a philosophical argument about whether a pilgrimage can be meaningful in a scientific age. Since a scientific world-view rules out many ideas which are traditionally associated with pilgrimage, such as miracles and the effectiveness of prayer, it seems that pilgrimage might be a practic...

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Main Author: Haller, Stephen Francis 1958- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology [2018]
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2018, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 26-41
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B James, William 1842-1910 / Pilgrimage / Meaning / Secularism / Spiritual tourism / Religious experience
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
ZB Sociology
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Pilgrimage
B William James
B Sublime
B Religion
B Science
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