Religious tourism in Christian sanctuaries: the implications of mixed interests for the communication of the faith

Christian sanctuaries are places of a unique contact between man and God. This article deals with shrines in Europe and North America (Washington, Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, Czestochowa, Assisi, San Giovanni Rotondo, Santiago de Compostela). Such shrines have long been meeting places for people on...

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Main Author: Wisniewski, Lukasz (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2018]
In: Church, Communication and Culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 199-220
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
RH Evangelization; Christian media
RJ Mission; missiology
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Hospitality
B Evangelization
B Cultural Heritage
B communication of the faith
B Pilgrimage
B Shrines
B Social media
B New Media
B works of mercy
B Religious Tourism
B sacred art
B mixed interest tourism
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