Pilgrimage and tourism to holy cities : ideological and management perspectives / edited by Maria Lepp�akari (Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem and �Abo Akademi University, Finland) and Kevin Griffin (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland).

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TextSeries: CABI religious tourism and pilgrimage seriesPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2017Copyright date: �2017Description: 1 online resource (x, 194 pages) : color illustrations, mapsContent type:

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Contents:

Western Holy Cities and Places: An Introduction / Maria Lepp�akari and Kevin Griffin -- Judaism: Jewish and Israeli Pilgrimage Experience : Constructing National Identity / Motti Inbari -- Christianity: Contemporary Christian Pilgrimage and Traditional Management Practices at Sacred Sites / Vreny Enongene and Kevin Griffin -- Christianity: Christian Pilgrimage to Sacred Sites in the Holy Land : A Swedish Perspective / G�oran Gunner -- Islam: Contemporary Perspectives / Razaq Raj and Irfan Raja -- Islam: Spiritual Journey in Islam : The Qur'anic Cognitive Model / Tariq Elhadary -- Pilgrimage Policy Management: Between Shrine Strategy and Ritual Improvisation / Simon Coleman -- The Management of Pilgrims with Malevolent Behaviour in a Holy Space: A Study of Jerusalem Syndrome / Moshe Kalian and Eliezer Witztum -- Logistics at Holy Sites / Anna Trono -- Protestants and Pilgrimages: The Protestant Infrastructure in Jerusalem / Yaakov Ariel -- The Impact of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's Campaign on Yezidi Religious Structures and Pilgrimage Practices / Ibrahim Al-Marashi -- Ambassadors for the Kingdom: Evangelical Volunteers in Israel as Long-term Pilgrims / Aron Engberg -- Redeeming Western Holy Places and Contested Holy Cities / Maria Lepp�kari.

Abstract: This book covers the ideological motives and religious perceptions behind travel to sites prescribed with sanctity in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and puts emphasis on a practical application of religious tourism and pilgrimage management. Part I of the book, 'Western Pilgrimage to Holy Cities in Judaism, Christianity and Islam', provides historical and contemporary perspectives of pilgrimage across these religions. Part II, 'Managing Pilgrimage Sites in Holy Cities', addresses a range of management issues such as logistics, infrastructure, and malevolent visitor behaviour. The book has 13 chapters, and includes a list of discussion points and a subject index.

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This book covers the ideological motives and religious perceptions behind travel to sites prescribed with sanctity in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and puts emphasis on a practical application of religious tourism and pilgrimage management. Part I of the book, 'Western Pilgrimage to Holy Cities in Judaism, Christianity and Islam', provides historical and contemporary perspectives of pilgrimage across these religions. Part II, 'Managing Pilgrimage Sites in Holy Cities', addresses a range of management issues such as logistics, infrastructure, and malevolent visitor behaviour. The book has 13 chapters, and includes a list of discussion points and a subject index.

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Pilgrimage and tourism to holy cities : ideological and management perspectives / edited by Maria Lepp�akari (Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem and �Abo Akademi University, Finland) and Kevin Griffin (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland).