Christian Pilgrimage, Landscape and Heritage Journeying to the Sacred |
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Author:
| Della Dora, Veronica Maddrell, Avril Scafi, Alessandro Walton, Heather |
Series title: | Routledge Studies in Religion, Travel, and Tourism Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-322-43465-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume provides a theoretically- and empirically-grounded study of the significance of landscape, its intersection with cultural heritage, and associated implications for tourism, in Christian pilgrimage. It provides an international and interdenominational perspective on these issues, drawing on a wide range of examples and using three detailed European case studies: Meteora, Greece; Subiaco, Italy; and the Isle of Man, British Isles. These case studies have been chosen for...
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This volume provides a theoretically- and empirically-grounded study of the significance of landscape, its intersection with cultural heritage, and associated implications for tourism, in Christian pilgrimage. It provides an international and interdenominational perspective on these issues, drawing on a wide range of examples and using three detailed European case studies: Meteora, Greece; Subiaco, Italy; and the Isle of Man, British Isles. These case studies have been chosen for their international and denominational diversity, as well as rich landscape and heritage contexts. They include Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Ecumenical/ Protestant denominations, incorporating different Christian theologies, practices and perspectives on the nature and purpose of pilgrimage. None have received significant attention within pilgrimage literature and thus provide a wealth of new comparative data to evaluate in relation to existing studies of Christian pilgrimage. These case studies have not received significant attention within Christian pilgrimmage studies to date, and thus provide a wealth of new comparative material. They draw on rich participant experiential accounts and interviews with clergy, laity and local stakeholders.
The volume provides analysis of this original data which is inflected by careful attention to theoretical and conceptual engagement with literature on mobilities, sacred place and practice, place-temporalities, aesthetics, embodiment and performance, "communitas," emotion and affect, theology and spiritualities, multi-faith and post-secular society, cultural heritage, consumption and commodification, and the pilgrim-tourist continuum.