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  • Cultural Heritage Tourism and Circular Economy

    Enhancing Identity, Visibility and Sustainability

    Edited by Anna Trono, Polyxeni Moira ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Recent trends in tourism have seen a decline in the traditional mass-consumption model, accompanied by a rise in a more segmented tourism to which local communities must adapt. The tourist is increasingly interested in the region as a source of material culture and nature and demands tailor-made holidays that match their specific expectations. Tourists moreover are increasingly well informed and ... Read more

    $197.99 USD

  • Cemetery Tourism

    Exploring the Sacred Landscape of Graves

    Edited by Darius Liutikas, Dr Razaq Raj, Kevin Griffin, Polyxeni Moira ...
    Series series Tourism and Society
    Cemetery tourism is an emerging trend linked to religious tourism, dark tourism, cultural tourism and recreational tourism. An analysis of cemeteries reveals that they embody both sacred and profane elements. Religious traditions often regard cemeteries as sacred or highly esteemed sites. Historical practices, such as burying the dead in churchyards, rituals for consecrating cemeteries, ceremonies ... Read more

    $141.99 USD

  • Religious Tourism and Globalization

    The Search for Identity and Transformative Experience

    by Vitor Ambrósio, Silvia Aulet Serrallonga, Caglar Bideci, Mujde Bideci, Elzbieta Bilska-Wodecka, Dr Dino Bozonelos, Dr Nour Farra-Haddad, Stephen F. Haller, Jaffer Idris, Antonietta Ivona, Isilda Leitão, Dimitrios Mylonopoulos, Polyxeni Moira, Eleanor O’Keeffe, Spyridon Parthenis, Donatella Privitera, Ricardo Nicolas Progano, Alison T. Smith ...
    Series series CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
    Is it possible to identify the positive and negative effects of globalization on religious tourism or to estimate the transformation of the internal and external constructs of pilgrimage by these effects? In order to address these questions, this book highlights the importance of the search for identity and transformative experience during religious tourism. It also looks at how, recently, ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

  • The Politics of Religious Tourism

    by Silvia Aulet Serrallonga, Valentina Castronuovo, Stefania Cerutti, Charlotte Lee, Panagiota Manoli, Dane Munro, Dimitrios Mylonopoulos, Dr Daniel H Olsen, Masahiro Omae, Maria Angelica Alvarez Orozco, Jorge Olleros-Rodriguez, Spyridon Parthenis, Dr Elisa Piva, Xosé M. Santos, Francisco Singul, Associate Professor Anna Trono ...
    Series series CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
    Addressing a dearth of literature in this area, this book provides a comprehensive overview and framework of study of the politics of religious tourism. Existing work shows awareness that politics is present but the approach has been one of benign neglect, and/or a priori assumptions about the role of politics in the management of sacred sites. Previous literature is fragmented into various ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Conflicts, Religion and Culture in Tourism

    by Yasin Bilim, Ayesha Chowdhury, Maite Echarri-Chavez, Necmeddin Guney, Tinka Delakorda Kawashima, Katerina Kikilia, Professor Maximiliano Korstanje, Lourdes Cisneros Mustellier, Dimitrios Mylonopoulos, Özgür Özer, Balal Qayum, Jan Rája, Manas Ranjan, Sanjeev Singh, Kartikeya Sonker, Rukeya Suleman, Panagiota Vasilopoulou, Pierre Wiktorin, Polyxeni Moira ...
    Series series CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
    Conflicts, Religion and Culture in Tourism highlights the role of religious tourism and pilgrimage as a tool for improving cultural relations. Helping to form culture and society worldwide, faith plays a vital part in cross-cultural conflict resolution and opening dialogue across peoples. This book shows how faith and activism can respond to the common challenges of peace making and coexistence ... Read more

    $119.99 USD

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  • Cultural Heritage and Tourism

    An Introduction

    by Dr. Dallen J. Timothy ...
    Series Book 7 - Aspects of Tourism Texts
    Comprehensive coverage of international cultural heritage tourism management.Cultural heritage is one of the most important tourism resources in the world. This book provides a comprehensive theoretical overview and applied knowledge of the issues, practices, current debates, concepts and management concerns associated with cultural heritage-based tourism.The second edition has been updated to ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Host Communities and Pilgrimage Tourism

    Asia and Beyond

    Edited by Ricardo Nicolas Progano, Joseph M. Cheer, Xosé Manuel Santos ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book delves into topics on pilgrimage travel and communities from a variety of perspectives through academic research based on the Middle East, Northeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe, where sacred sites have become of great importance for both international and domestic tourism. In particular, Europe and Asia possess a high volume of world-renowned pilgrimage sites that are ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • Religion in Museums

    Global and Multidisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Gretchen Buggeln, Crispin Paine, S. Brent Plate ...
    Bringing together scholars and practitioners from North America, Europe, Russia, and Australia, this pioneering volume provides a global survey of how museums address religion and charts a course for future research and interpretation. Contributors from a variety of disciplines and institutions explore the work of museums from many perspectives, including cultural studies, religious studies, and ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Cultural Heritage Ethics

    Between Theory and Practice

    by Constantine Sandis ...
    Theory without practice is empty, practice without theory is blind, to adapt a phrase from Immanuel Kant. The sentiment could not be truer of cultural heritage ethics. This intra-disciplinary book bridges the gap between theory and practice by bringing together a stellar cast of academics, activists, consultants, journalists, lawyers, and museum practitioners, each contributing their own expertise ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Religion and Tourism

    Crossroads, Destinations and Encounters

    by Michael Stausberg ...
    This book explores the dynamic interaction between religion and tourism in the modern world. It considers questions such as:do travellers leave their religion at home when they are touring – and what happens if not?what are the relationships between tourism and pilgrimage?what happens to religious performances, places and festivals that function as tourism attractions?Other chapters examine ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred

    Understanding the Geographies of Religion and Spirituality in Sacred Travel

    Edited by Michael A. Di Giovine, Jaeyeon Choe ...
    Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred: Understanding the Geographies of Religion and Spirituality in Sacred Travel examines the many ways in which pilgrimage engages with sacredness, delving beyond the officially recognized, and often religiously conceived, pilgrimage sites.As scholarship examining the lived experiences of pilgrims and tourists has demonstrated, pilgrimage need not be religious ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Creating the Sacred Landscape

    Pilgrimages and Ritual Practices

    Edited by Darius Liutikas ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores the enduring significance of sacred landscapes in an increasingly globalized world, with a particular focus on the Christian sacred landscape and its connection to pilgrimage and rituals. Drawing on the latest research, it examines the interplay between global societal changes and historical traditions, offering a rich analysis of how sacred spaces shape and reflect cultural and ... Read more

    $179.99 USD