Abstract
Religion is a very important aspect of life for many cultures and one of the world’s oldest forms of mobility. According to a vast number of articles, books and researches, the socio-cultural changes in the centuries have led to the blurring of the boundaries between pilgrimage and tourism.
This study presents a brief analysis of the main theoretical references on the topic and argues as religious tourism is one of the major world’s niche types of activities according to the World Tourism Organization. The specifc aim of this chapter is to outline the links between religion and tourism and how they are varied and have numerous implications for visitors, locals and sites. Finally, the contribution focuses on the opportunities of cultural development and the forms of collaboration and
governance, for the promotion through religious tourism of the territories and local realities.
Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Machine translation] The role of religious tourism as a cultural proposal for the enhancement of territories |
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Lingua originale | Italian |
Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | In viaggio verso il sacro. Bobbio e il Piacentino nel quadro del pellegrinaggio dal mondo antico all’età contemporanea. Studia Bobiensia.VI |
Editore | Parrocchia di Santa Maria Assunta |
Pagine | 171-187 |
Numero di pagine | 17 |
Volume | 6 |
ISBN (stampa) | 979-12-210-1191-3 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2022 |
Keywords
- pellegrinaggio
- turismo religioso
- valorizzazione