12# What type of pilgrim are you? Christian Kurrat (MyCaminoBackpack)

IN TODAY’S EPISODE

Today with us Christian Kurrat. He is going to tell us everything about his research on Pilgrim motivations. According to the research, there are five main types of pilgrims. Want to know which type are you? Listen to today’s episode.

Christian is a German-born pilgrim. But he is been living in Santiago on and off for many years. He has walked many Caminos from the Portuguese to Camino del Norte starting with his first Camino in 2008 when he walked, Camino Frances.

He will also tell us a little bit about his latest research. A first in his kind about pilgrimages and pilgrims!!

• Christian website link
• MyCaminoBackpack Instagram

Step by step

[skipto time=0:13]0:13 ➤ Intro and COVID update[/skipto]
[skipto time=2:30]2:30 ➤ Introducing Christian Kurrat[/skipto]
[skipto time=5:00]5:00 ➤ Why a PHD about pilgrimages?[/skipto]
[skipto time=11:40]11:40 ➤ What happens in the lifes of the pilgrims before they started the Camino[/skipto]
[skipto time=13:45]13:45 ➤ Rookie mistake[/skipto]
[skipto time=18:30]18:50 ➤ How to do a pilgrimage study[/skipto]
[skipto time=28:30]28:30 ➤ Types of pilgrims motivation [/skipto]
[skipto time=50:30]50:30 ➤ The next Xacobean and COVID[/skipto]
[skipto time=1:00:00]1:00:00 ➤ Next study: Camino Tattoos[/skipto]

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