Religious Tourism and Its Impact on Spiritual, Physical, and Mental Health: Insights from Pilgrims to Iranian Saints' Shrines
This study investigates pilgrims’ justifications for visiting Iran's Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S) and the positive role of such pilgrimages in their religious coping experiences and healing practices. The research confirms that pilgrims strongly associate shrines in Iran with religious coping...
| Outros títulos: | "Spirituality, Mental Health, and COVID-19" |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2024
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| Em: |
Journal of religion and health
Ano: 2024, Volume: 63, Número: 1, Páginas: 466-489 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Religious Coping
B Pilgrimages B Psychology B Mental Health B Qualitative Study |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Resumo: | This study investigates pilgrims’ justifications for visiting Iran's Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S) and the positive role of such pilgrimages in their religious coping experiences and healing practices. The research confirms that pilgrims strongly associate shrines in Iran with religious coping benefits and spiritual, mental, physical, and ritual healing. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling. Behavioural strategies, religious beliefs, and spiritual concepts are considered. The findings reveal that faith and spirituality play a vital role in how individuals perceive and cope with mental and physical health issues when visiting shrines. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01943-z |
