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This paper treats the physical environments influence on the spritual experience that comes with pilgrimage. The paper deals with a case study on a two-day pilgrimage in Sweden. The method triangulating has been used in the forms; participating observation, interviews and one poll. The question at i...
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| Format: | Otro |
| Language: | Swedish Swedish |
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2006
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| Online Access: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11106/ |
| Summary: | This paper treats the physical environments influence on the spritual experience that comes with pilgrimage. The paper deals with a case study on a two-day pilgrimage in Sweden. The method triangulating has been used in the forms; participating observation, interviews and one poll. The question at issue has also included what spiritualism really is för the persons in the paper. The interviews are also concerned with the general environmental significance on pilgrimages.
The study shows that the wide open landscape and the fact that you can see so far ahead has helped the spiritual experience most. The persons are also affected generally of details in the environment as water, plants and animals.
The fact that there were churches on the way were very important to the spiritual experience and the length of the road was also of great importance.
The spiritual experiences environmental influence also has to do with how the pepole define spiritualism.
To sum everything up; the simple environment and the context that the Pilgrimagecenter has
for its walkings has affected the participants spiritual experience on this walking (pilgrimage). |
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