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Hajj has grappled with public health and safety risks such as crowd crushes and infectious diseases in the past. It’s now facing an emerging risk: climate extremes.
A historian of astronomy writes about the role of astronomical events in Indigenous cultures − and also the exploitation of their sacred traditions in present times.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the Santuario de Chimayó throughout the year, but the pilgrimage during the week before the celebration of Easter is the high point.
Since 2019, fans of the TV series ‘Supernatural’ have flocked to Austin, where their encounters with 1967 Impalas customized to mimic the one used in the show arouse elation, astonishment and tears.
Modern pilgrims are increasingly turning to the waves in search of more creative and contemporary ways to explore their faith and its history.
Many Hindus, Buddhists and people who follow the shamanic religion of Bon undertake a pilgrimage each year to northern Nepal to look for Shaligrams, believed to be a manifestation of Lord Vishnu.
A religion scholar argues that the communal nature of Islamic pilgrimage helps worshippers go through a physically demanding schedule and creates camaraderie that continues beyond the pilgrimage.
The Saudi government is using digital technology to help the hajj run smoothly and safely – the latest updates in a 200-year history of technology and the hajj.
A scholar of religion looks at how faith helped guide the labor rights icon in his organizing endeavors.
Globally, visiting religious destinations and sites for pilgrimage by religious faithful and tourists has gained recognition.
Water is sacred in many religious traditions, holding power that can also be dangerous.
Waiting in line to see the Queen lying in state resonates with other contemporary, post-secular forms of pilgrimage.
The start of the hajj is reigniting debates around its commercialization, but pilgrimages are also a time for seeking business opportunities, writes a scholar of Islam.
Relics often provided a way to bring more pilgrims into a church – and therefore, more offerings.
The ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ are embracing different forms of spirituality – skateboarding may be one of them.
During pilgrimage walks, people often observe and appreciate simple things more keenly, feel the spiritual connection with their surroundings and gain new, enriching life perspectives.
Day 2 of our Understanding Islam series. There are five pillars – or basic tenets – of Islamic faith. Each of these pillars is an important part of being Muslim.
Entertainment, sports and tourism industries can learn valuable lessons from how Saudi Arabia managed the annual pilgrimage during a pandemic.
The Lag BaOmer pilgrimage, in which 45 people died recently, takes place each year to what is believed to be the gravesite of the second-century Talmudic sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
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Senior Research Fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at IUPUI and Journalist-fellow, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Member of the History Faculty, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Professor of the Anthropology of Islam, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer of Urban Analytics & Resilience, UNSW Sydney
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow in History, University of Sheffield
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Associate Teaching Professor in Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant lecturer, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies
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Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology, Wellesley College
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Professor of Religious Studies and Cinema and Media Studies, by special appointment, Hamilton College
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Professor of History & Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Michigan
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Professor of History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
