Transcendent Experiences Among Pilgrims to Lourdes: A Qualitative Investigation
dc.contributor.author | Rahtz, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Warber, SL | |
dc.contributor.author | Goldingay, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Dieppe, P | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-12T13:04:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-06-25 | |
dc.description.abstract | Millions of pilgrims visit Lourdes each year, often seeking revitalisation rather than miraculous cures. We sought to understand the phenomenon of transcendent experiences. We spoke with 67 pilgrims including assisted pilgrims, young volunteers and medical staff. About two in five reported a transcendent experience: some felt they had communicated or had close contact with a divine presence, while others reported a powerful experience of something intangible and otherworldly. Transcendent experiences are an important feature of pilgrimage to Lourdes and the place offers the faithful a means of connecting with the divine, with nature and with the self. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | BIAL Foundation | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 25 June 2021 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10943-021-01306-6 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 118/2016 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/126752 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2021. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Pilgrimage | en_GB |
dc.subject | Well-being | en_GB |
dc.subject | Transcendent experience | en_GB |
dc.subject | Lourdes | en_GB |
dc.subject | Therapeutic landscapes | en_GB |
dc.title | Transcendent Experiences Among Pilgrims to Lourdes: A Qualitative Investigation | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-12T13:04:04Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-4197 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Springer via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Religion and Health | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-06-07 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-06-25 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-08-12T12:57:37Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-08-12T13:04:32Z | |
refterms.panel | D | en_GB |
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