Pilgrimage and Tourism to Holy Cities

Download or read book Pilgrimage and Tourism to Holy Cities written by Maria Leppakari and published by CABI. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers 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. Written by subject experts, this book addresses cultural sustainability for researchers and practitioners within religious tourism, religious studies, geography and anthropology.