The complexities of religious tourism motivations: sacred places, vows and visions
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Terzidou, M., Scarles, C. and Saunders, M. 2018. The complexities of religious tourism motivations: sacred places, vows and visions. Annals of Tourism Research. 70, pp. 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.02.011
Type | Article |
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Title | The complexities of religious tourism motivations: sacred places, vows and visions |
Authors | Terzidou, M., Scarles, C. and Saunders, M. |
Abstract | The aim of this paper is to understand the complexity of travel motivations to sacred places. Using ethnographic techniques within the Greek Orthodox context, we argue that while motivations are institutionally constructed, they are fragile, dynamic and progressive; being embedded within everyday performances of religion. This calls into question the fixed centeredness and predetermined sacredness of religious sites. Travel motivations become directly influenced by believers’ intimate and emergent performances not only of places but also of religion itself; the meaning of places being based on lived experiences of doing religion and interacting with the sacred, as exemplified in vows and visions. Such understandings are crucial in predicting the effects of failing pilgrimages and the processes of authentication of places, which can help explain visitation patterns. |
Keywords | Religious tourism; Motivation; Performance; Vows |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Journal | Annals of Tourism Research |
ISSN | 0160-7383 |
Electronic | 1873-7722 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 14 Mar 2018 |
01 May 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 20 Mar 2018 |
Accepted | 28 Feb 2018 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | © 2018. This author's accepted manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.02.011 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000435747100005 |
Language | English |
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