Turner also theorized religious pilgrimage as a kind of ritual in these terms.
In his view, the normal differences that separate us in society are broken down when we all come together on religious pilgrimage—a long to a sacred place.
In this sense, the long walk is a kind of anti-structure, since it weakens our usual social structure. From this experience, Turner theorized that pilgrims attain a feeling of euphoria (enthusiasm) or shared piety as they embark as one community towards the sacred place.