Celebrity Push, Celebrity Pull: Understanding the Role of the Notable Person in Pilgrimage
Pilgrimages have been argued to be ‘journeys redolent with meaning’ (Digance 2006). Celebrities, those noted for their fame, have a gravitas, credibility, and power of association an unknown person does not possess, and status and functions that are arguably religiously equivalent. It is thus no sur...
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Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2011
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Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 317-341 |
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Tourism
B Travel B Pilgrimage B serious leisure B Celebrity B Meaning |
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