Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management
An International Perspective
Published on 21. May 2007
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-84593-225-1 (ISBN)
Description
Religion and spirituality are common motivations for travel, with many major tourist destinations having developed largely as a result of their connections to sacred people, places and events. Describing practical applications, models and case studies, this book provides an insight into the management of religious tourism, covering both ancient sacred sites and emerging destinations. It fully explored the pressures on sacred spaces to become commercialised and festivalised areas, while still maintaining their religious and spiritual integrity.
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"Having a real enthusiasm for leisure and tourism myself, it's great to have the opportunity to share my passion with others and give researchers access to the latest developments in the field." David Simpson, Editor, Leisure Tourism Database"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84593-225-1 (9781845932251)
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Persons
Nigel D. Morpeth (BA, MSc, PhD, PGCHE) currently is a senior lecturer in Tourism Management, School of Events Tourism and Hospitality, at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He started his academic career in 1989, after working for three UK local authorities within the field of community-based leisure provision, and has also taught at the University of Lincolnshire and was Visiting Scholar at Southern Cross University, New South Wales, Australia. He has published widely in books and journals and has jointly edited two tourism books with CABI. His current research projects and interests are in community and sustainability initiatives and the visual arts and tourism planning and development as well as in pilgrimage and tourism. Dr Razaq Raj is Principal Lecturer for Research and Enterprise in Leeds Business School. He is an internationally renowned academic with extensive experience in teaching, research, leadership and Managements in the UK, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, China, Japan and South Korea. He is an Honorary Professor University of Vitez, Bosnia. He has published work on strategic management, economic and financial impacts, cultural festivals and sustainable tourism and religious tourism. He has both organised international conferences and delivered keynote speeches. He has published books on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management and Events Management. He is founding co-editor of the Journal Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage and Series Editor, CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Book Series and Tourism and Society Book Series.
Content
1: Introduction, R Raj and N D Morpeth 2: The Globalisation of Pilgimage Tourism, K A Griffin, Dubin Institute of Technology, Ireland 3: Motivations for Religious Tourism, Pilgrimage, Festivals, and Events, R Blackwell, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK 4: The Management and Promotion of Religious Tourism Sites, Pilgrimage and Religious Events, J Pavicic, University of Zagreb, Croatia; N Alfirevic, University of Split, Croatia; V J Bararelo, Caritas, Croatia 5: Sustaining Tourist Infrastructures for religious tourists and pilgrims, Dr I A Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam University, UK 6: Sacred and Secular Pilgrimage, V Ambrosio, Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Portugal 7: Religion, Pilgrimage, Mobility and Immobility, A Arellano, University of Ottawa, Ontario 8: Religious Tourism and Cultural Pilgrimage: Eastern and Western Perspectives, Zhang mu, Huang li, Wang Jian-hong, Liu ji, Jie Yan-geng and Lai Xiting, all Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University, China 9: Expressions and Experiences of Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism, J Mulligan, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK Case study I: Travellers to the Haram (Makka): The Greatest Trip for Religious Tourist on Earth, R Raj Case study II: Christian/Catholic Pilgrimage - Studies and Analyses, V Ambrosio, Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Portugal Case study III: Symbolic Representation of religion, culture and heritage and their implications on the tourism experience: The example of the 'Ciudad de Cultura' in Santiago de Compostela, M Scheer, International School of Management, Germany Case study IV: Ancient and Modern Pilgrimage: El Camino Frances? N D Morpeth Case study V: The importance and the place of faith (religious) tourism in the alternative tourism resources of Turkey, A Aktas and Yakin Ekin, University School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Turkey Case study VI: Pilgrimage, Tourism and Religious Tourism at Sacred Sites in India, K Schinde, Monash University, Australia Case study VII: Islamic Pilgrimage and travel insurance, T Rashid, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK Case study VIII: Fatima - The Religious Tourism Altar, M I R de Pinho, Instituto Politecnico do Porto, Portugal"