Engineering the sacred: Ritual design, emotional synchrony, and global youth identity at Tomorrowland
Tourist Studies: An International Journal
Published online on February 18, 2026
Abstract
Tourist Studies, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 31-59, March 2026.
This article examines Tomorrowland as a global ritual system that generates intense emotional, symbolic, and identity-forming experiences among young international participants. Drawing on a 15-year multi-sited methodology integrating autoethnography, ...
This article examines Tomorrowland as a global ritual system that generates intense emotional, symbolic, and identity-forming experiences among young international participants. Drawing on a 15-year multi-sited methodology integrating autoethnography, ...