Pilgrimage and tourism
Cathedral visiting in contemporary England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5884967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Winter (0000-0002-0186-0139, Countryside and Community Research Institute), Ruth Gasson (University of London) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 172-182 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13527259608722170 |
| OpenAlex | W2043645870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper examines the role of cathedral visiting in contemporary England. It highlights the importance of cathedrals to the tourism economy and also considers the issue of the commercialisation of heritage within cathedrals and the difficulties posed for cathedral authorities in contrasting perceptions of visitors as tourists and pilgrims. The issue of pilgrimage is examined through the results of a survey of the experiences and attitudes of eight hundred visitors to four English cathedrals. It is suggested that the tension between tourism and pilgrimage is not as great as might be expected and that experience of visiting a cathedral can engender a sense of pilgrimage in the tourist
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Cultural heritage · Economy · Geography · Heritage tourism · Perception · Pilgrimage · Religious Tourism · Sociology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · History · Psychology · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Travel Writing and Literature
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How do tourists perceive churches as tourism destinations? A text mining approach through online reviews
Cathedrals as agents of psychological health and well-being within secular societies
Exploring the responses of non-churchgoers to a cathedral pre-Christmas son et lumiere
The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being
Continuity, Transformation, Disappearance, or Renewal of the Pilgrimage Tradition in the Czech Republic from the Perspective of Ethnology
Visitor experiences at Unesco monasteries in Northeast Romania
Secular pilgrimage to places associated with writers, musicians, and visual artists
Reflections on the Shop Windows of the Church of England
Space, the universe and everything
Assessing the engagement of participants at a pre-Christmas son et lumiere in Liverpool Cathedral
Engaging with the science of cathedral studies
Designing and managing interpretive experiences at religious sites
Teaching Truth in Third Space
Tour-guiding as a pious place-making practice
Visiting a Cathedral
From the liminal to the lateral
A geographer in heritage. Responding to 'decennial reflections
Heritagization of religious sites
Journey or Destination? Rethinking Pilgrimage in the Western Tradition
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2024 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |