Ron / Timothy Contemporary Christian Travel

Pilgrimage, Practice and Place
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-84541-666-9
Verlag: Channel View Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 85, 224 Seiten

Reihe: Aspects of Tourism

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ron, Amos S.

Timothy, Dallen J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Gottesdienst, Riten und Zeremonien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Timothy, Dallen J.
Dallen J. Timothy is Professor, School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, USA. His research interests include tourism and geopolitics, tourism in the Global South, sustainability and tourism development. His most recent publication is Cultural Heritage Tourism in Africa (ed., Routledge, 2023).

Ron, Amos S.
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.

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.

Dallen J. Timothy is Professor of Community Resources and Development and Senior Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University, USA. He has worked in the field for over 20 years and his research interests include religious tourism, heritage management, cuisine and food traditions, and tourism and geopolitics.