Creating the Sacred Landscape

Pilgrimages and Ritual Practices

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This book explores the enduring significance of sacred landscapes in an increasingly globalized world, with a particular focus on the Christian sacred landscape and its connection to pilgrimage and rituals.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-05-20
Mått155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt569 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieContributions to Regional Science
Antal sidor256
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031862311

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Dr. Darius Liutikas is a Senior Scientific Researcher at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences in Vilnius, Lithuania. His research focuses on modern and traditional pilgrimage, the sociology and anthropology of tourism, diverse forms of mobility, cultural tourism, sacred places and spaces, and the geography of religions. With over 50 publications in Lithuanian and international academic journals, Dr. Liutikas has made significant contributions to the study of tourism and sacred landscapes.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Sacred Landscape, Pilgrimage and Ritual Practices (Darius Liutikas).- Chapter 2. Sacred Landscape and Sacred Buildings in Christianity (Darius Liutikas).- Chapter 3. The evolution of sacred and profane spaces within the built environment (Ruth Dowson).- Chapter 4. Sacred Landscape and transformations. Exploring cultural heritage in Italian cemeteries amidst contemporary tourism influences (Antonietta Ivona).- Chapter 5. Walking in the city within a religious context on the example of the Roman Catholic Church (Elżbieta Bilska-Wodecka).- Chapter 6. Understanding contemporary religious tourism through the lens of the experience economy approach (Justyna Liro).- Chapter 7. Strategic projects for reusing of abandoned religious heritage and their landscapes in Germany and Italy (Mariateresa Giammetti).- Chapter 8. “New” shrines in the pilgrimage space of Poland: Are they really “new” and are they really “shrines”? (Franciszek Mróz).- Chapter 9. Transformation of Sacred landscape through Rituals and Community Engagement: Case study of Velangkanni (A. Vinodan).- Chapter 10. Exploring the creation, use, and transformation of the West Hill Cemetery, Winchester, UK (Christina Welch).- Chapter 11. Pilgrimage promotes interreligious understanding: On the Swiss research project "Religion - Culture - Tourism“ (Christian Cebulj).- Chapter 12. Spiritual Tourism at Monastery Gardens. Representing and Communicating Monastery Gardens in Tourist Material (Harald Schwillus).- Chapter 13. Transcending the pain: the impact of new pilgrimage practices on the Camino de Santiago Landscapes (Inês Gusman).- Chapter 14. Csíksomlyó in Romania: one of the most important Catholic Pilgrimage in Central and Eastern Europe (Mara Popescu).- Chapter 15. Memories, Traditions, and Sacred Landscape: Pilgrimage and Religious Identity at Maha Shivaratri, Mauritius (Perunjodi Naidoo).