The Role of Religious Leaders in Religious Heritage Tourism Development

The Case of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Bibliographic Data

ID3515917
AuthorsDaniel H Olsen (0000-0002-1387-0852, Brigham Young University, corresponding author), Scott C Esplin (Brigham Young University)
Year2020
Volume11
Issue5
Pages256
Publication date2020-05-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel11050256
OpenAlexW3026766536
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited84

For centuries, people have traveled to sacred sites for multiple reasons, ranging from the performance of religious rituals to curiosity. As the numbers of visitors to religious heritage sites have increased, so has the integration of religious heritage into tourism supply offerings. There is a growing research agenda focusing on the growth and management of this tourism niche market. However, little research has focused on the role that religious institutions and leadership play in the development of religious heritage tourism. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of religious leaders and the impacts their decisions have on the development of religious heritage tourism through a consideration of three case studies related to recent decisions made by the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Cultural heritage · Curiosity · Environmental ethics · Faith · Heritage tourism · Jesus christ · Political science · Religious organization · Religious Tourism · Sociology · Theology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Halal products and consumer behavior · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology