Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails : Sustainable Development and Management.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781786390295
- 203.51
- G156.5.R44 .R455 2018
Intro -- Half Title -- CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- PART I: TOURISM AND PILGRIMAGE: THEORIES AND METHODS -- 1 Pilgrimage Trails and Routes: The Journey from the Past to the Present -- 2 Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails as Driving Forces for Sustainable Local Development -- 3 Cultural Routes: Tourist Destinations and Tools for Development -- 4 The Role of Heritage Tourism in the Management and Promotion of Pilgrimage Trails and Routes -- 5 Environment and Sustainability as Related to Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails -- PART II: REGIONAL CASE STUDIES -- 6 The European Cultural Route of Saint Martin of Tours -- 7 The Camino de Santiago de Compostela: The Most Important Historic Pilgrimage Way in Europe -- 8 The Holy Grail Route: Mystic Routes and Activities to Improve Local Tourism -- 9 Religious Pilgrimage Routes in the Baltic Countries: History and Perspectives -- 10 Experiencing Religious Pilgrimage in Malta -- 11 Pilgrimage Routes from Central Europe and Scandinavia towards Jerusalem and Santiago de Compostela -- 12 The Ways to Jerusalem: Maritime, Cultural and Pilgrimage Routes -- 13 Palkhi: A Moving Sacred Town -- 14 Kashi and Cosmos, India: The Pilgrimage Circuit of the Panchakroshi Yatra -- 15 Pilgrimage to Mount Bromo, Indonesia -- 16 The Shikoku Pilgrimage: Popularity and the Pilgrim's Transaction -- 17 Challenges Facing the Sustainable Development of Slave Trade Routes and Trails in Cameroon -- 18 The Talpa de Allende Pilgrimage Trail -- 19 Pilgrimage and Identity along the Mormon Trail -- PART III: CONCLUSION -- 20 Pilgrimage Trails and Routes: Journeys from the Present to the Future -- 21 Discussion Points -- Index -- Back Cover.
Today thousands travel to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. This book provides a holistic approach to the study of these journeys, with case studies drawn from around the world. It covers conceptual themes including local development, regional economic development, heritage identity and management and environment.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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