“I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage

This article aims to understand what it is that has made and still makes millions of Muslims taking great physical and financial hardship to go on the Muslim pilgrimage. It seems that the reason why Muslims yearn to visit Mecca has to be understood by looking at what emotions, and especially spiritu...

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Main Author:	Seise, Claudia (Azizah)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Social Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Bangka Belitung 2019
Subjects:	BL Religion BP1 Islam BP173 Islamic sociology BP174 The Practice of Islam BP176 The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam BP184 Religious ceremonies, rites etc BP188 Islamic religious life H10 Societies
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spelling	iium-729142019-06-28T07:16:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72914/ “I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage Seise, Claudia (Azizah) BL Religion BP1 Islam BP173 Islamic sociology BP174 The Practice of Islam BP176 The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam BP184 Religious ceremonies, rites etc BP188 Islamic religious life H10 Societies This article aims to understand what it is that has made and still makes millions of Muslims taking great physical and financial hardship to go on the Muslim pilgrimage. It seems that the reason why Muslims yearn to visit Mecca has to be understood by looking at what emotions, and especially spiritual emotions, are triggered through this visit or even through the imagination of visiting the holy land. This yearning cannot just be understood based on wanting to fulfill one of the five pillars of Islam. Religious or spiritual travel like the journey to the holy land of Islam needs to be understood within the context of an individual’s emotional landscape, spiritual development and urge for spiritual self-improvement to become a better person and Muslim. This article used qualitative method, particularly semi-structured interviews with the informants. The results showed that pilgrimage to the Muslim holy land in Mecca can be a changing experience for the pilgrim undertaking the journey. Social Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Bangka Belitung 2019-06-26 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72914/1/article_I%20want%20to%20go%20again%20and%20again_publ..pdf Seise, Claudia (Azizah) (2019) “I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage. Society, 7 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2338-6932 E-ISSN 2597-4874 https://society.fisip.ubb.ac.id/index.php/society/article/view/75/61 10.33019/society.v7i1.75
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topic	BL Religion BP1 Islam BP173 Islamic sociology BP174 The Practice of Islam BP176 The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam BP184 Religious ceremonies, rites etc BP188 Islamic religious life H10 Societies
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description	This article aims to understand what it is that has made and still makes millions of Muslims taking great physical and financial hardship to go on the Muslim pilgrimage. It seems that the reason why Muslims yearn to visit Mecca has to be understood by looking at what emotions, and especially spiritual emotions, are triggered through this visit or even through the imagination of visiting the holy land. This yearning cannot just be understood based on wanting to fulfill one of the five pillars of Islam. Religious or spiritual travel like the journey to the holy land of Islam needs to be understood within the context of an individual’s emotional landscape, spiritual development and urge for spiritual self-improvement to become a better person and Muslim. This article used qualitative method, particularly semi-structured interviews with the informants. The results showed that pilgrimage to the Muslim holy land in Mecca can be a changing experience for the pilgrim undertaking the journey.
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author	Seise, Claudia (Azizah)
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title	“I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage
title_short	“I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage
title_full	“I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage
title_fullStr	“I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage
title_full_unstemmed	“I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage
title_sort	“i want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage
publisher	Social Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Bangka Belitung
publishDate	2019
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“I want to go again and again”: spiritual emotions and self-improvement through pilgrimage

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