For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory, and even leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today being used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic development.
This is the first book to provide a holistic approach with case studies drawn from different regions across the world. The first section includes the introductory chapter to the book as well as four chapters that highlight the conceptual themes including:
- Sustainable Local Development
- Regional Economic Development
- Heritage Identity and Management
- Environment and Sustainability
The second section of the book includes case study pilgrimage route/trails from different world regions. Each chapter will focus on a specific case study route/trail found within that region and include a discussion of the route/trail revolving around the four themes covered in section one.
This book will be of significant interest to academics and policy-makers within heritage tourism and regional development, as well as those interested in religious tourism and pilgrimage.
Papildus informācija
Suitable for academics and students of religious tourism, heritage tourism and regional development.
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Part I Tourism and Pilgrimage: Theories and Methods |
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1 Pilgrimage Trails and Routes: The Journey from the Past to the Present |
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2 Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails as Driving Forces for Sustainable Local Development |
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3 Cultural Routes: Tourist Destinations and Tools for Development |
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4 The Role of Heritage Tourism in the Management and Promotion of Pilgrimage Trails and Routes |
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5 Environment and Sustainability as Related to Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails |
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Part II Regional Case Studies |
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6 The European Cultural Route of Saint Martin of Tours |
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7 The Camino de Santiago de Compostela: The Most Important Historic Pilgrimage Way in Europe |
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Pilar Taboada-de-Zuniga Romero |
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8 The Holy Grail Route: Mystic Routes and Activities to Improve Local Tourism |
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9 Religious Pilgrimage Routes in the Baltic Countries: History and Perspectives |
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10 Experiencing Religious Pilgrimage in Malta |
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11 Pilgrimage Routes from Central Europe and Scandinavia towards Jerusalem and Santiago de Compostela |
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12 The Ways to Jerusalem: Maritime, Cultural and Pilgrimage Routes |
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13 Palkhi: A Moving Sacred Town |
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14 Kashi and Cosmos, India: The Pilgrimage Circuit of the Panchakroshi Yatra |
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15 Pilgrimage to Mount Bromo, Indonesia |
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16 The Shikoku Pilgrimage: Popularity and the Pilgrim's Transaction |
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17 Challenges Facing the Sustainable Development of Slave Trade Routes and Trails in Cameroon |
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18 The Talpa de Allende Pilgrimage Trail |
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19 Pilgrimage and Identity along the Mormon Trail |
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20 Pilgrimage Trails and Routes: Journeys from the Present to the Future |
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Daniel H Olsen (Edited By) Dr Daniel H. Olsen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, USA. His research interests revolve around religious and spiritual tourism, heritage tourism, and the management of sacred sites, with secondary research interests in tourism in peripheral areas and tourism and disabilities. He is co-editor of Religion, Tourism, and Spiritual Journeys (Routledge, 2006) and Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails (CABI, 2018), and has published over 40 journal articles and book chapters.
Kevin Griffin (Series Edited By) Dr.Kevin Griffin Bed, MA, PhD. Having studied teaching then tourism organisation and historic settlement I worked in a number of Geography Departments in the Dublin / Kildare area. Since 2001 I have worked at the DIT where I am actively involved in teaching and researching a broad range of tourism topics with particular specialism in both heritage and sustainable tourism. Editor in Chief, International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Editor in Chief, International Journal of Tour Guiding Research Editor in Chief, International Journal of Islands Research Series Editor, CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Book Series Research Interests My main areas of academic interest include: * Tourism and Sustainability / Environmental Issues * Heritage Tourism * Religious Tourism / Pilgrimage * Social Tourism * Teaching Methodologies and Tourism * Local History / Heritage
Razaq Raj (Series Edited By) Dr Razaq Raj is Principal Lecturer in the Leeds Business School. His research interests include community events, outdoor events, economic impacts, religious tourism, cultural festivals and sustainable tourism, cultural diversity in events management and international tourism. Dr Razaq Raj is the author of the textbooks Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective, Event Management: An integrated and practical approach and Event Management and Sustainability. Dr Razaq Raj is also a board member of international journals and academic associations. Editor of International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Editor of International Journal of Islands Research Editor of International Journal of Islamic Tourism Series Editor, CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Book Series
