Understanding the Pilgrims' Lived Experience of the Effective Health Factors in the Arbaeen Walk: an Anthropological Narrative of the Great Phenomenon of the Arbaeen Walk
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 10 No. 3 (1403),
11 Aban 2025
,
Page 10-21
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v10i3.41577
Abstract
Background and Objective: The Arbaeen Walk tradition has emerged as an annual religious event throughout the history of Shiism. The purpose of the current research is to understand the lived experience of pilgrims during the Arbaeen pilgrimage.
Methods: This research uses the qualitative paradigm and interpretive phenomenological method. The statistical population included the pilgrims of the Arbaeen, out of whom 39 pilgrims were selected as the statistical sample by available sampling. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. In order to analyze the data, inductive content analysis based on open coding was used.
Results: The results indicate that, according to the pilgrims, the health factors that are effective in the Arbaeen Walk, which cause their satisfaction to decrease during this route, include the lack of drinks (lack of drinking water, lack of ice), lack of medical and health items (lack of medicine, lack of examination beds), lack of education for pilgrims before the trip through the media (pre-trip education), weak hygiene and cleanliness (bathroom, toilet and poor hygiene), lack of new facilities (difficulties in obtaining passports, lack of ancillary facilities, lack of accommodation), the problems related to processions (management of processions, obtaining medical license for cooks), lack of cultural advertising, chaotic and crowded borders, poor government management, the high cost of rent, and lack of information and guide for pilgrims. Finally, among these obstacles, the biggest obstacles from the point of view of pilgrims are the lack of drinks, the high cost of transportation, and poor hygiene and cleanliness.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be said that providing all kinds of health and medical services to visitors can help to improve the health level of visitors.
- Hygiene
- Mental health
- Motivation
- Religion
- Religious Ggroups
- Walking
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