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Kierkegaard’S ‘Repetition’ And Pilgrimage, Stephen F. Haller
Kierkegaard’S ‘Repetition’ And Pilgrimage, Stephen F. Haller
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
In 1843, the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard wondered whether it was possible to repeat an experience. He attempted to relive experiences he once had in Berlin by revisiting haunts of his earlier self. After several days, he concluded that his repetition of experience was unsuccessful. Many people make similar attempts at repetition when they make, for example, the pilgrimage to Camino de Santiago multiple times. What could a person hope to gain by this repetition?
What prevents successful repetition, suggests Kierkegaard, is beginning with the end in mind rather than traveling merely to collect random impressions. Repetition fails, argues Kierkegaard, when …