Contemporary Christian travel : pilgrimage, practice and place
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Contemporary Christian travel : pilgrimage, practice and place
(Aspects of tourism, 85)
Channel View Publications, c2019
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-202) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 range of examples from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America and will be of interest to researchers and students in religious studies, tourism, pilgrimage studies, geography, anthropology and Christianity studies.
Table of Contents
Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Context of Christian Travel
Chapter 2. Evolving Patterns of Christian Travel: Denominational and Geographical Perspectives
Chapter 3. Commoditizing Holy Places and Commercializing Sacred Experiences
Chapter 4. Promoting Christian Tourism
Chapter 5. Christian Volunteering: Solidarity, Spreading the Gospel, and Humanitarian Service
Chapter 6. Christian Themed Environments
Chapter 7. Heritage Trails and Cultural Routes
Chapter 8. Christian Events and Gatherings
Chapter 9. Conclusion
References
Index
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