Giacalone, Fiorella. <br/><br/>
Local Identities and Transnational Cults Within Europe. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (232 pages) 
 - CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series .
 - CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Half Title -- CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Local Identity and Transnational Cults -- 2 Continuity from Local Cult to 'Accepted' Ritual -- 3 Developing Pilgrimage Itineraries: The Way of St Francis in Umbria as Case in Point -- 4 Pilgrimage, Religious Tourism and Heritage in Calabria -- 5 Fighting for the Saint: Ritual Rivalries in Traditional Pilgrimages -- 6 Chinese Migrations and Pilgrimages around Prato (Italy) and Wenzhou (China) -- 7 Globalizing Romani Culture: The Pilgrimage to the Sea in Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (France) -- 8 The Cult of Seņor de los Milagros of Peruvians in Italy -- 9 Cultural Diversity in a Local French Pilgrimage -- 10 Mixing Sport and Religion in the Landes Area of France -- 11 An Ethnology of the Foreign Traveller to the Shrine of St Nicholas of Bari, Italy -- 12 Healing Tourists with Religion: Saint Rita's Cult in Poland -- 13 A Transnational Cult: St Rita of Cascia -- 14 Saint Rita of Cascia: An Evolving Devotion in Dublin's Inner City -- 15 Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Index -- Back Cover. 
<br/><br/> This book explores the central role of ordinary people in the popularisation of faith-based practices, illustrating: religious tourism as an expression of cultural identity, the interrelationship of cultural groups and the overall formation of culture and society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781786392541 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tourism-Europe-Religious aspects.<br/>Pilgrims and pilgrimages-Europe.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G156.5.R44 .L633 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>203.5094