The Role of Religious Leaders in Religious Heritage Tourism Development

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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3515917
AutoresDaniel H Olsen (0000-0002-1387-0852, Brigham Young University, autor de correspondencia), Scott C Esplin (Brigham Young University)
Año2020
Volumen11
Número5
Páginas256
Fecha de publicación2020-05-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel11050256
OpenAlexW3026766536
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas84

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