Religious tourism and heritage in Brazil. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christian Dennys Monteiro de Oliveira.
• Authors: Oliveira, Christian Dennys Monteiro de
• Contents: Introduction.- Deciphering Religious Tourism.- Seeking an Identity.- Pilgrimage and Tourism: Differences and Missionary Interaction.- Touristic Routes and Religious Spaces: Incorporating Significance.- Types of Religious Itineraries and Festivals in Brazil.- From Conceptual to Reflective Practice, Religious Tourism in the Sanctuary of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil.- New Sanctuaries for different Religions.- Observing Sanctuaries on a Regional Scale.- Religious Symbolism as a Tourist Attraction.- Religious Tourism and its Media.-Sustainability of Religious Tourism: Sacred Eco-tourism or Faith for the Masses.- Religious Tourism: The Visitation Model.- Religious Heritage.- Irradiation as a local tendency of updating faith.- Marian devotions in irradiation: The pedagogical model of Conceição Aparecida.- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 53 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 306.4/8190981; Geography; Culture and tourism -- Brazil; Heritage tourism -- Brazil; Tourism -- Brazil -- Religious aspects; Culture and tourism; Heritage tourism; Tourism -- Religious aspects; Social Science -- Sociology of Religion; Social Science -- Anthropology -- Cultural; Religious issues & debates; Cultural studies; Cultural geography; Religion and sociology; Cultural heritage; Social Science -- Human Geography; Human geography; Brazil; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319400846; 3319400843
• Related ISBNs: 9783319400839
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 19, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.