Kylie Woodrum "Pilgrimage as a Liminoid Phenomenon"

In class, we referred to pilgrimages as a liminoid phenomenon. Pilgrimages serve as a release from the mundane structure of everyday life. They promote a sense of communitas and often serve as a time for healing and renewal of the spirit. While on a pilgrimage people are often in a liminal state because they are in the middle of a rite of passage. They are not at the place in which they started, but they also aren't where they want/need to be to be satisfied or to feel complete. I often feel like I am in a liminal state. I am no longer where I started, but I haven't reached the state I am working towards in my life.