ABSTRACT
Many scholars in the fields of secular and religious tourism research consider the concept of pilgrimage as a journey one physically undertakes (Devereux & Carnegie, 2006; Beckstead, 2010; Collins-Kreiner, 2010; Bajc, 2012; Vistad et al., 2020). Such pilgrimages, particularly those with religious contexts, involve a mobilisation between a geographical starting point and a meaningful destination but can also involve an ‘inner journey toward enlightenment and understanding’ (Bajc, 2012, p. 1). Indeed, many (if not all) of the other authors in this text examine the impact of a physical, geographic-based journey. But what if a ‘pilgrimage’ doesn't involve geographical destinations or journeys at all?
