The Politics of Religious Tourism
by Dino Bozonelos, Polyxeni Moira
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Addressing a dearth of literature in this area, this book provides a comprehensive overview and framework of study of the politics of religious tourism. Existing work shows awareness that politics is present but the approach has been one of benign neglect, and/or a priori assumptions about the role of politics in the management of sacred sites. Previous literature is fragmented into various perspectives and approaches that best serve different disciplinary interests. By understanding the politics of religious tourism through the various perspectives and approaches from the discipline of political science The Politics of Religious Tourism;
· Focuses on how power is exercised regarding religious tourism.
· Looks at the governing institutions of religious tourism including the role of relevant governmental bodies such as ministries of tourism or national tourism boards, ministries of religion and/or culture.
· Covers the role and influence of religious governing institutions, such as state-supported church/mosque officials, and universities.
It will be of valuable interest to researchers and students of religious tourism, pilgrimage, as well as related subjects such as political science, economics, sociology, tourism and religious studies.
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Author Biography
Dino Bozonelos, Ph.D. is a lecturer in the Departments of Political Science and Global Studies at California State University, San Marcos, and in the Department of International Business at Kedge Business School. His research interests revolve around global issues, including geopolitics, migration, religious tourism and pilgrimage, religion and politics, and comparative political economy. He has published in several journals, including Politics & Religion and the International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, and in several edited volumes. He is also the recent coauthor of an open-source textbook, Introduction to Political Science Research Methods, and has been recently awarded a grant to be the lead author for a second open-source textbook, Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics.; Polyxeni Moira holds a PhD in Sociology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece. She has BA degrees in a) P
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- Publisher/Imprint CABI / CAB International
- Publication Date May 2023
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781800621718 / 180062171X
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 95 GBP
- Pages232
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions244 X 172 mm
- SeriesCABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
- Reference Code5732
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