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Vol. 32 (2025)

Artykuły

The camino de Santiago: A journey toward freedom and the truth of the self

  • Berenika Seryczyńska
  • Tomasz Duda
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52097/rs.2025.299-312  [Google Scholar]
Published: 2026-08-17

Abstract

What makes pilgrimage an attractive form of leisure time? American sociologist David E. Gray defined leisure in 1971 as “an activity associated with the pursuit of truth and self-understanding. It is an act of aesthetic, psychological, religious, and philosophical contemplation”. Does the experience of pilgrims, who emphasize a sense of freedom, connect with Aristotle’s idea of freedom as doing what one wishes? How does physically traversing the trail contribute to mental, psychological, and spiritual regeneration? This analysis will explore how the international and intercultural nature of the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) fosters dialogue between different cultures and religions and supports regeneration on multiple levels.

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