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In The Netherlands, the arts have gained a sacralized status, while
religion is increasingly viewed through the lens of heritage. The
dynamic resonance of sacred forms this results in, is exemplary for
the postsecular. Exploring this resonance, this book offers a
strong counterweight to the popular trope of the arts having
replaced religion in secularized societies. Instead it approaches
artistic performance, religion, and its heritage as mutually
engaging sacred forms. Lieke Wijnia thoroughly connects theoretical
perspectives on the sacred with ethnographic research at the annual
festival Musica Sacra Maastricht. She explores the continued
relevance of a broad conceptual approach to the sacred, as well as
the practical side to negotiating the sacred at the festival. The
resulting analyses shed new light on topics like musical
performance as generator of the sacred, how art and heritage impact
the continuity of religion in secularized societies, and the
fragility of artistic performance in the contemporary fragmented
framework of the sacred. This book offers an innovative and
interdisciplinary interpretation of the continuing significant role
of art and religion in postsecular societies.
This volume examines the ways in which biblical tourism is enmeshed
within the production and management of heritage, global contexts
of marketing and publicity, accessibility of sacred sites and
routes for multiple audiences, and the forging of connections
between travel and social identity. By exploring issues such as
devotional piety, religious pedagogy, and entertainment, an
interdisciplinary collection of scholars traces how biblical
tourism experiences are choreographed and consumed, and how these
practices shape embodied and narrative performances of scripture.
Contributors focus on four major questions: How have people used
tourism to develop new, or renewed, relationships with the Bible?
Historically, what role has the Bible played in the development of
modern tourism? In the context of the tourist encounter, how have
people mobilized the Bible as a social and expressive resource? And
what forms of social exchange shape acts of biblical tourism, such
as among pilgrims, or between people and landscapes? These
questions are centered not only around authorized shrines and "Holy
Places," but also festivals, museums, theme parks, and heritage
sites. This book aims to create a comparative and interdisciplinary
dialogue around the dynamic relationship between biblical heritage
claims and the practices and infrastructures of modern tourism.
This open access Handbook provides state-of-the-art scholarship on
religious heritage in contemporary Europe, aimed at scholars,
practitioners and policy makers. It contains articles by both
scholars and heritage practitioners, and explores the key
challenges facing organizations, churches, and governments, as well
as academics studying religion and heritage. Divided into three
parts, the book brings together critical analysis and an
exploration of best practices, structured along major themes,
including tourism, the (post)secular, economics, multiple usages,
Jewish heritage, Muslim heritage, museums, contemporary art, and
architecture. The book explores how historic places of worship,
including churches, synagogues, and mosques in Europe, are among
the most heavily visited heritage sites worldwide, yet declining
church attendance means that many, historic churches are being
repurposed. It also examines the key role religious heritage plays
in political discourse, both in the interest of including and
excluding religious minorities. The ebook editions of this book are
available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on
bloomsburycollections.com.
This volume examines the ways in which biblical tourism is enmeshed
within the production and management of heritage, global contexts
of marketing and publicity, accessibility of sacred sites and
routes for multiple audiences, and the forging of connections
between travel and social identity. By exploring issues such as
devotional piety, religious pedagogy, and entertainment, an
interdisciplinary collection of scholars traces how biblical
tourism experiences are choreographed and consumed, and how these
practices shape embodied and narrative performances of scripture.
Contributors focus on four major questions: How have people used
tourism to develop new, or renewed, relationships with the Bible?
Historically, what role has the Bible played in the development of
modern tourism? In the context of the tourist encounter, how have
people mobilized the Bible as a social and expressive resource? And
what forms of social exchange shape acts of biblical tourism, such
as among pilgrims, or between people and landscapes? These
questions are centered not only around authorized shrines and
“Holy Places,” but also festivals, museums, theme parks, and
heritage sites. This book aims to create a comparative and
interdisciplinary dialogue around the dynamic relationship between
biblical heritage claims and the practices and infrastructures of
modern tourism.
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