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The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society

ISSN 2154-8633

2 papers in the library · publishing 2026

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Commodification of Spiritual Experience in Tourism

The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society July 9, 2026 Huong Xuan Vu

This critical review explores how the process of commodification is affecting the spiritual dimension of tourism at both psychological and social levels. Utilizing studies of tourism, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and religion, the review moves beyond treating the commodification of the sacred in tourism in a purely negative light as corruption of the sacred by market. Rather, market...

DOI: 10.18848/2154-8633/cgp/a527 (opens in new tab) Commodification Performative utterance Ambivalence Commercialization +10

Religious Landscape in Contemporary Latvia

The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society May 13, 2026 Solveiga Krūmiņa-Koņkova

This article examines the shifts in Latvia’s religious landscape in the twenty-first century, focusing on the interplay between secularization, post-secularization, and emerging spiritual practices. Here, the religious landscape mainly refers to the spatial, social, and symbolic organization of faith within society, highlighting how secular and religious elements continue to coexist and shape...