The changing dichotomy between the sacred and the profane: a historical analysis of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage
Véronique Cova|Julien Bousquet|Cylvie Claveau|Asim Qazi Shabir
In a world where belief systems are constantly evolving, the number of people making religious pilgrimage has skyrocketed. The Camino (Road) to Santiago (Saint James) de Compostela been part this general fervor. present study looks at dichotomy within particular between sacred and profane, applying historical method toward end. It will demonstrate that each three periods used here as units analysis (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Postmodernity), profane have combined in specific ways around constructs separation, encapsulation, hybridization. This categorization justifies pilgrimages’ depiction societal commercial phenomena; shows particular, mythical always associated with markets consumption behavior; offers insights into these elements’ development operationalization marketing arena.
Journal of management, spirituality & religion|HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)|HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)