Pelerinajul religios.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article aims to first present the history and development of religious pilgrimages within the Orthodox Church of contemporary Romania. The starting point is the foundational moment of these pilgrimages, marked by the bringing of the head of Saint Andrew the Apostle to Iași and Galați in the 1990s.It is followed by a sociological analysis of the main elements that define pilgrimage today: ambient music, the distribution of free food, the management of the space in which it takes place, and the interaction with local authorities and the population. The discussion also includes new norms and operational restrictions from the secular world that influence the development of pilgrimages and their future evolution. Pilgrimageis and will remain the most important form of public and popular religiosity in contemporary Romania.
Author: Mirel Bănică
Institution: Romanian Academy
Language: English
Topic: Religious Tourism and Spaces
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412469335
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