Contemporary Christian Travel
Pilgrimage, Practice and Place
This book is the first to examine the depth, complexity and uniqueness of global Christian pilgrimage, travel and tourism, and how they manifest in terms of both supply and demand. It explores the places and spaces of production and consumption of this increasingly important tourism phenomenon. The volume considers the foundational elements of the attractiveness of places according to Christian thinking - spirit of place, scriptural connections, art and architecture, contrived/themed environments, programmed events, volunteer travel opportunities, and visiting local communities by way of solidarity tourism and mission work. It includes a wide…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Timothy, Dallen J.
- ISBN: 978-1-84541-666-9
- EAN: 9781845416669
- Produktnummer: 29127739
- Verlag: Channel View Publications
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'824 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Amos S. Ron is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Tourism Studies at Ashkelon Academic College, Israel. He has worked in the field for almost 40 years and his research interests include geography of religion, cultural geography, pilgrimage, sacred site management, heritage tourism, cuisine and food traditions.
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