2026-04-18T22:55:04Zhttps://riubu.ubu.es/oai/requestoai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/84572024-01-25T01:05:23Zcom_10259_7570com_10259_3989com_10259.4_106com_10259_2604col_10259_7571
Muelas Lobato, Roberto
Sainz, Mario
2024-01-24T11:37:36Z
2024-01-24T11:37:36Z
2019-07
1368-4302
http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8457
10.1177/1368430219849690
1461-7188
Identity fusion, a visceral union between personal and group identity is considered to be triggered and
maintained by collective rituals with certain characteristics (e.g., opaque causal actions, synchrony, high
excitement) and by recalling such rituals. The purpose of the present research was to determine the factors
that maintain identity fusion after taking part in the pilgrimage of the Way of Saint James. We conducted a
study with pilgrims (N = 609) to analyze the factors associated with the characteristics of rituals (Wave 1;
finishing point of the pilgrimage) and the sharing of episodic memories (Wave 2; three months later) that
contribute to maintaining identity fusion. Results indicated that engaging in ritual practices and recalling
episodic memories of the pilgrimage through contact with other pilgrims contribute to maintaining identity
fusion. The importance of contact after taking part in the ritual is discussed.
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by the University of Granada within the framework of the precompetitive project with reference PPJI_B-09.
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Sage Journals
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 2019, V. 23, n. 4, p. 502-518
https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219849690
Identity fusion
Maintainers
Pilgrimages
Rituals
Way of St James
Psicología
Sociología
Psychology
Sociology
On the way to fusion through the pilgrims’ route: Factors that maintain identity fusion in collective rituals
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