Experiencing B-Values on the Camino de Santiago: A Culturally Mediated Path to Self-Actualization
Culture & Psychology May 21, 2026 Snežana Brumec, Andrej Naterer
This article examines how the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage functions as a culturally situated medium for activating what Maslow termed Being values (B-values)—such as wholeness, interconnectedness, and harmony. Situating Maslow’s concept of peak experiences within a cultural-psychological framework, the study investigates how transformative experiences emerge in liminal contexts where everyday...