Religious heritage and sacred sites offer an opportunity to visitors to explore the knowledge of the community visited, however the importance of interpretation, meaning, experience, and narrative need to be considered. This book is a timely re-assessment of the increasing linkages and interconnections between management of diversity and religious tourism and secular spaces on a global stage. It explores key learning points from a range of contemporary case studies of religious and pilgrim...

In recent years, the theory has become widely accepted and has been further developed, but a detailed introduction is needed in order to make the material available and accessible to a wide audience. This will be the first book providing such an introduction, covering core theory and recent developments which can be applied to many application areas. All authors of individual chapters are leading researchers on the specific topics, assuring high quality and up-to-date contents....

Un pueblito mexicain, sur les rives du Rio Bravo del Norte, est un simple hameau. La bizarre et vieille église de style moresque italien, la cure et la maison de l’alcade sont les seules constructions en pierre de la localité ; elles occupent trois côtés d’une plaza assez spacieuse. Le quatrième côté est formé par les échoppes ou les habitations du peuple. Les maisons sont bâties en grosses briques ; quelques-unes sont crépies à la chaux ; d’autres, somptueusement peintes comme le...