Pilgrimage and tourism to holy cities : ideological and management perspectives / edited by Maria Leppäkari, Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem and Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and Kevin Griffin, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leppäkari, Maria, editor.

Griffin, Kevin A., editor.

Series:

CABI religious tourism and pilgrimage series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Social aspects.

Tourism--Religious aspects.

Tourism.

Tourism--Management.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 194 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2017]

Summary:

This book explores the ideological motives and religious perceptions behind travel to sites prescribed with sanctity in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It covers sites that have drawn pilgrims and religious tourists to them for hundreds of years, and seeks to provide an understanding of the complex world of religiously motivated travel. Beginning with contemporary perspectives of pilgrimage across these religions, it then discusses management aspects such as logistics, infrastructure, malevolent behaviour and evangelical volunteers. This volume: Provides a collection of new, contemporary perspectives on pilgrimage. Reviews the ideological motives, history, mental health and religious perceptions of tourism to holy cities. Contains practical applications, models and illustrations of religious, tourism and pilgrimage management from a variety of international and academic perspectives. Written by subject experts, Pilgrimage and Tourism to Holy Cities Ideological and Management Perspectives addresses cultural sustainability for researchers and practitioners within religious tourism, religious studies, geography and anthropology. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Western Holy Cities and Places - An Introduction / Maria Leppäkari Leppäkari, Maria, Kevin Griffin Griffin, Kevin 3

Part I Western Pilgrimage to Holy Cities in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

2 Judaism - Jewish and Israeli Pilgrimage Experience: Constructing National Identity / Motti Inbari Inbari, Motti 13

3 Christianity - Contemporary Christian Pilgrimage and Traditional Management Practices at Sacred Sites / Vreny Enongene Enongene, Vreny, Kevin Griffin Griffin, Kevin 24

4 Christianity - Christian Pilgrimage to Sacred Sites in the Holy Land: A Swedish Perspective / Göran Gunner Gunner, Göran 43

5 Islam - Contemporary Perspectives / Razaq Raj Raj, Razaq, Irfan Raja Raja, Irfan 59

6 Islam-Spiritual Journey in Islam: The Qur'anic Cognitive Model / Tariq Elhadary Elhadary, Tariq 71

Part II Managing Pilgrimage Sues in Holy Cities

7 Pilgrimage Policy Management: Between Shrine Strategy and Ritual Improvisation / Simon Coleman Coleman, Simon 87

8 The Management of Pilgrims with Malevolent Behaviour in a Holy Space: A Study of Jerusalem Syndrome / Moshe Kalian Kalian, Moshe, Eliezer Witztum Witztum, Eliezer 100

9 Logistics at Holy Sites / Anna Trono Trono, Anna 113

10 Protestants and Pilgrimages: The Protestant Infrastructure in Jerusalem / Yaakov Ariel Ariel, Yaakov 129

11 The Impact of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's Campaign on Yezidi Religious Structures and Pilgrimage Practices / Ibrahim Al-Marashi Al-Marashi, Ibrahim 144

12 Ambassadors for the Kingdom: Evangelical Volunteers in Israel as Long-term Pilgrims / Aron Engberg Engberg, Aron 156

Closing Words

13 Redeeming Western Holy Places and Contested Holy Cities / Maria Leppäkari Leppäkari, Maria 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pilgrimage and tourism to holy cities.

ISBN:

9781780647388

1780647387

OCLC:

952389356