Have a personal or library account? Click to login

Social and Religious Factors in Pilgrimages on the Way of Saint James

Open Access
|Jul 2025

References

  1. Ahuja P., Syal G., Amarjit K., 2020. Psychological stress: Repercussions of COVID-19 on gender. Journal of Public Affairs 21(3): 1–13. DOI 10.1002/pa.2533.
  2. Awasthi A., Nain A., 2023. A study of issues and challenges of global pilgrimage tourism. In: Gupta S., Aragon L.C., Kumar P., Madhurima S., Ramasamy R. (eds), Prospects and challenges of global pilgrimage tourism and hospitality. IGI Global, USA: 139–150. DOI 10.4018/978-1-6684-48175.
  3. Budovich L.S., 2023. The impact of religious tourism on the economy and tourism industry. HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 79(1): 8607. Online: https://hdl.han-dle.net/10520/ejc-hervorm_v79_n1_a8607.
  4. Das A., Kondasani R.K.R., Deb R., 2024. Religious tourism: A bibliometric and network analysis. Tourism Review 79(3): 622–634. DOI 10.1108/TR-08-2022-0387.
  5. IBIMS, 2021. Poles on the Internet, or where do we get our knowledge of the reality around us? Institute for Internet and Social Media Research Report, Warsaw. Online: https://ibims.pl/polacy-w-internecie-czyli-skad-czer-piemy-wiedze-na-temat-otaczajacej-nas-rzeczywistos-ci-analiza-badania-ibris/(accessed 16 December 2024).
  6. Ingram H., 2013. Inns and hotels in fiction. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 5(1): 27–38. DOI10.1108/17554211311292420.
  7. Karantzavelou V., 2018. Solo travel soars in popularity: 42% increase in bookings since 2015. Travel Daily News. Online: https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/so-lo-travel-soars-in-popularity-42-increase-in-bookings-since-2015 (accessed 3 January 2025).
  8. Kim B.S., Kim S., King B., 2020. Religious tourism studies: Evolution, progress, and future prospects. Tourism Recreation Research 45(2): 185–203. DOI10.1080/02508281.2019.1664084.
  9. Liro J., 2020. Visitors’ motivations and behaviours at pilgrimage centres: Push and pull perspectives. Journal of Heritage Tourism 16(1): 79–99. DOI10.1080/1743873X.2020.1761820.
  10. Lopez L., 2013. How long does the pilgrimage tourism experience to Santiago de Compostela last? International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 1(1): Article 2. DOI10.21427/D7C133.
  11. Mróz F., 2014. Religious pilgrims and tourism in Poland after the 1989 state transformation. Geografické informácie 2: 124–137. DOI 10.17846/GI.2014.18.2.124-137.
  12. Mróz F., 2019. The valorisation and evaluation of the tourism and cultural potential of the Lviv Way of St. James Via Regia (Lviv – Shehyni section). In: Apollo M., Krup-ska-Klimczak E. (eds), Poland and Ukraine: Problems and prospects. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Peda-gogicznego, krakow: 97–152.
  13. Mróz F., 2021. The impact of COVID-19 on pilgrimages and religious tourism in Europe during the first six months of the pandemic. Journal of Religion and Health 60: 625–645. DOI 10.1007/s10943-021-01201-0.
  14. Mróz F., Matuszczak J., 2019. New way – Resocialization on the Camino de Santiago. Issues in Childhood Care and Education 585(10): 15–22. DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0013.6834.
  15. Mróz F., Mróz łA., 2013. Pilgrimage and religious tourism on the way of St. James – The first European cultural route. Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography 43(2): 366–379. DOI 10.30970/vgg.2013.43.1742.
  16. Nilsson M., Tesfahuney M., 2016. Performing the “post-secular” in Santiago de Compostela. Annals of Tourism Research 57: 18–30. DOI 10.1016/j.annals.2015.11.001.
  17. Pilgrim’s reception Office, 2025. Statistics. Cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela. Online: https://oficinadelperegrino.com/en/statistics-2/(accessed 3 January 2025).
  18. Press Office Jasna Góra News, 2024. Pilgrimage statistics 2024. Online: https://www.jasnagora.com/tematy/Statystyki%20pielgrzymkowe/temat_61 (accessed 23 December 2024).
  19. Puşcaşu V., 2015. Religious tourism or pilgrimage? European Journal of Science and Theology 11(3): 131–142.
  20. Raj R., Griffin K.A., 2020. reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 on Religious tourism and pilgrimage. International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 8(7): Article 2. DOI 10.3390/rel13100887.
  21. Rashid A.G., 2018. religious tourism – A review of the literature. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights 1(2): 150–167. DOI 10.1108/JHTI-10-2017-0007.
  22. Romanelli M., Gazzola P., Grechi D., Pollice F., 2021. Towards a sustainability-oriented religious tourism. Systems Research and Behavioral Science 38(3): 386–396. DOI10.1002/sres.2791.
  23. Rosak-Szyrocka J., Żywiołek J., Wolniak R., Santos G., 2023. Main reasons for religious tourism-from a quantitative analysis to a model. International Journal for Quality Research 17(1): 109–120. DOI 10.24874/IJQr17.01-08.
  24. Roszak P., Huzarek T., 2022. The challenging future of pilgrimage after the pandemic: New trends in pilgrimage to Compostela. Religions 13(6): 1–9. DOI 10.3390/rel13060523.
  25. Roszak P., Mróz F., 2024. The Camino de Santiago as a ‘spiritual journey’: A contemporary challenge to religion? Journal of Religion and Health 63: 4861–4875. DOI10.1007/s10943-024-02108-2.
  26. Shackley M., 2005. Service delivery’ at sacred sites – Potential contribution of management science. European Journal of Science and Theology 1(4): 33–40.
  27. Shinde K.A., 2015. Religious tourism and religious tolerance: Insights from pilgrimage sites in India. Tourism Review 70(3): 179–196. DOI 10.1108/TR-10-2013-0056.
  28. Silva F.M., Braga J.L., Otón M.P., Borges I., 2023. Pilgrimages on the Portuguese way to Santiago de Compostela: Evolution and motivations. Religions 14: 1–16, 1017. DOI10.3390/rel14081017.
  29. Slavin S., 2003. Walking as spiritual practice: The pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Body & Society 9(3): 1–18. DOI10.1177/1357034X030093001.
  30. Statistics Poland, 2022. Religious denominations in Poland 2019–2021. Online: https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tema-tyczne/inne-opracowania/wyznania-religijne/wyzna-nia-religijne-w-polsce-2019-2021,5,3.html(accessed 16 December 2024).
  31. Štefko R., Kiráĺová A., Mudrík M., 2015. Strategic marketing communication in pilgrimage tourism. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences 175: 423–430. DOI 10.1016/j.sb-spro.2015.01.1219.
  32. Tarasiuk T., 2012. Wpływ sanktuariów i pielgrzymek na re-ligijność Polaków po II Soborze Watykańskim (The influence of shrines and pilgrimages on the religiousness of Poles after the Second Vatican Council). Roczniki Teolo-giczne Warszawsko-Praskie 8: 242–271.
  33. Yang E.C.L., 2020. What motivates and hinders people from travelling alone? A study of solo and non-solo travellers. Current Issues in Tourism 24(17): 2458–2471. DOI10.1080/13683500.2020.1839025.
  34. Zhang K., Labajo V., Ramos I., González del Valle-Brena A., 2021. A guest at home: The experience of Chinese pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. Sustainability 13(19): 10658. DOI 10.3390/su131910658.
  35. Ziółkowska-Weiss K., Mróz F., Mróz łA., 2014. Pilgrimages and religious tourism of Poles and Czech. Following St. James’s steps to Santiago de Compostela. Current Issues of Tourism Research 4: 57–68.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 95 - 105
Submitted on: Jan 21, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 28, 2025
Published on: Jul 2, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Related subjects:

© 2025 ANETA ANNA OMELAN, GRAŻYNA FURGAŁA-SELEZNIOW, MAŁGORZATA JANKUN-WOŹNICKA, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.