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20 phenomenological facts about Arbaeen foot pilgrimage
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Shafaqna English– The Tourism Management Perspectives has published the paper: “A Phenomenological Study of Arbaeen Foot Pilgrimage in Iraq” written by Umme-Salma Mujtaba Husein in 2018.
The foot pilgrim being the central character of the pilgrimage story has specific motivations when undertaking pilgrimage.
It is the foot pilgrim’s contemplations, motivations and experience that exactly define the significance of the journey.
Society-led desire shows the similarity with Turner’s (1974) communitas, indicating a social element to a spiritual experience and a spiritual element to a social experience.
Foot-pilgrim’s experiences could be grouped into three categories: Religiosity experiences, Bodily experiences and, Humanitarian and Hospitality experiences.