Religious tourism in Christian sanctuaries: the implications of mixed interests for the communication of the faith

Wiśniewski, Łukasz

doi:10.1080/23753234.2018.1537674

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“…This criterion allows us to distinguish prayers of praise, thanksgiving, propitiation, or request (Kulpaczy ński and Tatala 2000). Prayer can be collective and individual (Wiśniewski 2018). Individual prayer is a spontaneous prayer that characterizes the course of revelation, because it is man's response to God's love.…”

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Historical Sacral Objects as Places of Prayer—But Not Only: Towards Multifunctionality

Kotlińska

2024

Religions

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Under conditions of rises in the maintenance costs of religious objects, declining numbers of visitors to most of them, and greater public awareness of their potential, the following is becoming important: (1) the pressure to increase the ways in which their space is used and (2) to take advantage of the “added value” that these objects bring to the localities in which they are located. The owners of religious objects are increasing the functionality of these objects; therefore, they can expect more financial support for their maintenance, including from public resources. Local entrepreneurs undertake and develop types of economic activities that are directly or indirectly related to the existence of the designated objects in the area, and the local government, thanks to the tax revenue raised from them, improves the standard of living of the people in the area. The purpose of this article is to collect, organize, and systematize the knowledge of the functions of Christian historic religious objects and the possibility of their influence on the external environment. This study fills a research gap in this area, for the information on this topic in the literature is scattered and unstructured. The method used in this study is a critical analysis of legal acts and literature. From the analysis, it is clear that Christian religious buildings today perform multiple functions. In addition, the strength of their impact on the external environment creates the economic development of an area and results in an increase in the income level of its inhabitants.

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Historical Sacral Objects as Places of Prayer—But Not Only: Towards Multifunctionality

Kotlińska

2024

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“…Reaching on foot at the Way of St. James is the Catholic custom. The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela has become a sacred site for sharing religious, cultural and social values (Wiśniewski, 2018). In the context of gendering in the management of religious sites, societal norms restrict the freedom of women to act as priests in traditional Hindu temples (David, 2009).…”

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Religious tourism scholarship: current state and future research directions

Ohlan,

Ohlan

2023

JIMA

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the knowledge domain and development trends that appear in the scholarly corpus on religious tourism. Design/methodology/approach The most common themes evolving in the religious tourism research field are figured out by conducting keyword and trend analyses using the bibliographic data collected from 988 research articles published in Social Science Citation-indexed journals listed in the Web of Science database between 1992 and 2022. Findings It has been found that the number of publications has increased exponentially. European countries are the major contributors to religious tourism research. Research has mainly clustered around the areas of spiritual experience, identity, cultural heritage, pilgrimage, tourist attitude, behavior and satisfaction. Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism are religions that have received relatively little research attention. Research limitations/implications Future research should focus on the sustainability of religious tourism sites, mitigating the adverse impact of the commercialization of religious tourism products and recovering religious tourism activities from the COVID-19 impact. Practical implications The findings are useful for corporate practitioners, site managers and entrepreneurs to take advantage of the valuable opportunities this segment offers. These findings are useful for scholars and policymakers in acquiring the latest knowledge of developments in this field. Social implications The insights obtained by using a holistic approach are valuable for religious tourists who want to understand the importance of visiting religious sites. Originality/value This study identifies key themes that have evolved in religious tourism. In so doing, it presents an agenda for pushing this research corpus forward.

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“…Religious buildings are considered to be places where a human can meet transcendence or be in contact with spiritual reality (Wiśniewski 2018). The sacral space is an area of expression of human ties with God, a place of collective and individual prayer of a human, and an area of influence where one can read the meanings given by the designer, received by the knowledge and intuition of the observer, who is the user of the sacral building, and indicating the values of beauty and truth, because sacral architecture is supposed to illustrate the invisible order of things (Bermudez 2015).…”

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Aesthetic and Educational Aspects of Contact with Contemporary Religious Architecture

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This article addresses the issue of the importance of contemporary architecture—especially Christian architecture—for the aesthetic and spiritual development of an individual. It also highlights the educational aspect that may arise in the framework of the contact of a human with the works of religious architecture. Among many things, the article points out the values of truth and beauty in the space of the sacrum. The major importance in the process of human development involves personal, individual and group experiences of meetings in various areas of religious architecture that operate with the language of signs and symbols, modern artistic forms, single-space harmony, and atmosphere—an invisible order of things. In recent years, a number of studies have been carried out that attempted to define what makes the place of sacrum sufficiently meaningful, mysterious, and still necessary in order to establish a spiritual relationship with the community of believers and with God, which is relevant in one’s transition to adulthood.

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Religious tourism in Christian sanctuaries: the implications of mixed interests for the communication of the faith

Abstract: Christian sanctuaries are places of a unique contact between man and God. This article deals with shrines in Europe and North America

Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Historical Sacral Objects as Places of Prayer—But Not Only: Towards Multifunctionality

Historical Sacral Objects as Places of Prayer—But Not Only: Towards Multifunctionality

Religious tourism scholarship: current state and future research directions

Aesthetic and Educational Aspects of Contact with Contemporary Religious Architecture

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