Polish pilgrim-tourists

Jackowski, Antoni; Smith, Vedene H.

doi:10.1016/0160-7383(92)90109-3

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“…These positions reflect the multiple and changing motivations of the traveller whose interests and activities may switch from tourism to pilgrimage and vice versa, even without the individual being aware of the change. Jackowski and Smith (1992) use the term 'knowledgebased tourism' as synonymous with religious tourism. Most researchers identify 'religious tourism' with the individual's quest for 'holy places', shrines and other locales where visitors seek to experience and connect with sites of historical and cultural significance (Nolan & Nolan, 1989).…”

Section: Pilgrimage and Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tourism, Heritage and Pilgrimage: The Case of Haifa's Bahá'í Gardens

Collins–Kreiner

Gatrell

2006

Journal of Heritage Tourism

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This paper examines the tourist experience within the context of the Bahá'í Gardens in Haifa, Israel. Using Cohen's (1979) typology and Smith's (1992) continuum model, we differentiate between visitors and perceptions of the same site. The study employs a mixed methodological approach that includes participant-observation, archival documents and short-informal and unstructured interviews with Bahá'í volunteers, tourists and guides, as well as empirical observations concerning the material landscape and the observed practices of pilgrims and tourists. As a result of the garden's dual-purpose nature (secular-religious), two very different experiences co-exist: those that relate to the 'secular' and those that relate to the 'religious' tourist. The contemporary nature of the garden makes the case of the Bahá'í Gardens and its cultural and economic context both more distinct -but also somewhat ambiguous as the perceived boundaries are unclear.

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Section: Pilgrimage and Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tourism, Heritage and Pilgrimage: The Case of Haifa's Bahá'í Gardens

Collins–Kreiner

Gatrell

2006

Journal of Heritage Tourism

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“…This renewed interest has given the dynamics and relationships surrounding tourism and pilgrimage a new urgency, captivating the attention of scholars from a variety of disciplines (Cohen 1992;Digance 2003;Nolan and Nolan 1992;Rinschede 1992;Stoddard 1997). Fundamental to the understanding of the dynamics surrounding tourism and pilgrimage is the notion that social, political, and cultural factors all contribute to shape both the tourism and pilgrimage experience (Collins-Kreiner and Kliot 2000; Jackowski and Smith 1992;Uriely, Israeli, and Reichel 2001). As a result, most conceptual and empirical investigations of the relationship between tourism and pilgrimage have concentrated on the individual, ritualized quest for the sacred highlighting pilgrimage as a predecessor to modern tourism and tourism as a form of religion.…”

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An American Evangelical Pilgrimage to Israel: A Case Study on Politics and Triangulation

Belhassen¹,

Santos

2006

Journal of Travel Research

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This article examines the political dimensions of American evangelical pilgrimages to Israel by using the methodological technique known as data triangulation. Based on evidence from primary and secondary data, the article illuminates (1) how tourism is used by pilgrims to promote their theological visions that have some political ramifications to the host country and (2) how the political circumstances in the state of Israel engender a noteworthy relationship between an extreme right party from Israel and the pilgrims. The findings regarding the political dimensions are organized around four functions achieved by using data triangulation. In so doing, this article attempts to provide new theoretical insights regarding the philosophical premises and the purposes traditionally related to the use of data triangulation in tourism research. Keywords: politics; data triangulation; pilgrimagesAs noted by Lasswell (1936) politics is about power relations, who gets what, where, how and why. In this regard, several scholars have examined politics as an integral part of tourism, since it involves power relations between different actors that take part in this industry (Burns 2004;Dahles 2002;de Kant 1979;Edgell 1990;Gibson and Davidson 2004;Hall 1994;Jeong and Santos 2004;Mathews 1975Mathews , 1978Morgan and Pritchard 1999;Richter 1980Richter , 1983Richter , 1989. To a great extent, these studies have approached tourism and politics by examining political actions taken by local authorities in an attempt to manage or influence tourism impacts (e.g., economic, social, cultural, environmental, and political). In other words, as the effects of tourism have become significant, politicians have understood the need to intervene and control tourism-related impacts in line with their interests or agenda. Consequently, the research on politics and tourism covers various topics, such as policy making and planning (Burns 2004;de Kant 1979), travel restrictions (Edgell 1990), physical planning and sustainable development (Morgan and Pritchard 1999), empowerment and tourism development at local communities (Scheyvens 1999), destination marketing and representations (Gibson and Davidson 2004;Pritchard and Morgan 2001), and international relations (Mathews 1978). This large body of literature provides the research on the political use of tourism with insightful perspectives on the importance of understanding how tourism can be used as a political means. However, the literature focuses on the governments, while not acknowledging the ways tourists and hosts may also use tourism to promote their own political and ideological interests.Within this body of literature the studies which focus on the political use of tourism stress three different actors that may use tourism as political means to promote their ideology. The first actor, as noted earlier, is the local government who may use tourism to promote a desirable image or political goal of their country, such as the case in the Philippine under Marcos' regime when he used tourism to recti...

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“…Visitors can include those who come for spiritual reflection, those (like the author) who seek knowledge about the social and cultural aspects of Graceland, those who come for fun or spectacle, and even those who come for all these reasons. As suggested by Jackowski and Smith (1992) and Nolan and Nolan (1992), the categories of pilgrim and tourist conceal a rich diversity of motivations, expectations, and experiences. While visitors who love Elvis often write on the Graceland wall, those who are critical of the Tourism Recreation Research Vol.…”

Section: Elvis As Familymentioning

confidence: 98%

Writing on the Graceland Wall: On the Importance of Authorship in Pilgrimage Landscapes

Alderman¹

2002

Tourism Recreation Research

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Polish pilgrim-tourists

Cited by 87 publications

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Tourism, Heritage and Pilgrimage: The Case of Haifa's Bahá'í Gardens

Tourism, Heritage and Pilgrimage: The Case of Haifa's Bahá'í Gardens

An American Evangelical Pilgrimage to Israel: A Case Study on Politics and Triangulation

Writing on the Graceland Wall: On the Importance of Authorship in Pilgrimage Landscapes

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