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  • Migration, Tourism and Social Sustainability

    Edited by Jaeyeon Choe, Peter Lugosi ...
    The distinctions between tourism and migration are increasingly blurred. Tourism often drives various forms of mobility, and an international workforce is essential to maintaining functioning tourism economies. This book explores intersections of tourism and migration, considering their relationships with and impacts on social sustainability. The chapters explore in a variety of contexts how the ... Read more

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  • Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred

    Understanding the Geographies of Religion and Spirituality in Sacred Travel

    Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred: Understanding the Geographies of Religion and Spirituality in Sacred Travel examines the many ways in which pilgrimage engages with sacredness, delving beyond the officially recognized, and often religiously conceived, pilgrimage sites.As scholarship examining the lived experiences of pilgrims and tourists has demonstrated, pilgrimage need not be religious ... Read more

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  • Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management

    An International Perspective

    Within the past 10 years 'Religious Tourism' has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale. This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations and looks at secular and sacred spaces on a global stage. The second edition sees the introduction ... Read more

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  • Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails

    Sustainable Development and Management

    Series series CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
    For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic ... Read more

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    From before history was recorded to the present day, theatre has been a major artistic form around the world. From puppetry to mimes and street theatre, this complex art has utilized all other art forms such as dance, literature, music, painting, sculpture, and architecture. Every aspect of human activity and human culture can be, and has been, incorporated into the creation of theatre. In this ... Read more

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