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Religious Tourism and Heritage in Brazil: SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies

Autor Christian Dennys Monteiro de Oliveira
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 oct 2016
The book reflects on the current dimensions of tourism and patrimony in Brazil. It presents cultural realities as resources for the resolution of tensions between different communities and the establishment of their identities. The book also presents memories and forgotten traditions that are important in the representation of places and cultures. It questions religious systems and their dynamic interface with the occupation of cultural spaces and the interpretation of touristic practices in Brazil. The topics discussed include pilgrimages, sanctuaries, symbolic vectors, and religious festivals.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319400839
ISBN-10: 3319400835
Pagini: 67
Ilustrații: X, 53 p. 6 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 4 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

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.

Notă biografică

Christian Dennys Monteiro de Oliveira is a Professor at the Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. He received his PhD in Human Geography from the University of Seville, Spain in 2011 and in Tourism from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2005. He has been working at the Federal University of Ceara since 2005 and is a member of the Center of Latin American Studies Group (Federal University of Ceara, Brazil). He develops projects related to geographic imaginaries and patrimonial education, researching religious festivals, cultural and natural sanctuaries. He is involved in research at the Metropoly Observatory, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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The book reflects on the current dimensions of tourism and patrimony in Brazil. It presents cultural realities as resources for the resolution of tensions between different communities and the establishment of their identities. The book also presents memories and forgotten traditions that are important in the representation of places and cultures. It questions religious systems and their dynamic interface with the occupation of cultural spaces and the interpretation of touristic practices in Brazil. The topics discussed include pilgrimages, sanctuaries, symbolic vectors, and religious festivals.

Caracteristici

Unique book on religious pilgrimages, sanctuaries and festivals in Brazil Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras