Course Content (Syllabus)
Specific theoretical knowledge, practical skills and information related to the phenomenon of religious (and pilgrimage) tourism and specifically: its distinguishing characteristics; its relationship with theology and other sciences; its contribution to the emergence of the greek tradition, religious orthodox monuments and shrines; also, its contribution to the local and national economic development and its perspective upgrade in Greece.
1. Introductory meanings, God, man, religion, philosophy, journey. The phenomenon and the meaning of Religious Tourism. Religious – Pilgrimage tours.
2. Religious tourism in Greece. Planning, implementation, data.
3. Orthodox Christian Monuments in Greece
4. Religious monuments in the UNESCO list
5. Educational visits to monuments of Christian culture
6. Monasticism as a pole of religious pilgrimage and tourists. The case of Mount Athos.
7. Orthodox Christian Monuments abroad
8. Christian Monuments abroad
9. The main religious monuments of other religions.
10. Contemporary issues in religious tourism.
11. The professional prospect of religious tourism in Greece. The theologian’s role.
12. The contribution of the State and the Church in the development of religious tourism.
13. Research methodology (quantitative research, qualitative research, fieldwork) on religious tourism
Keywords
Religious tourism, pilgrimage tourism, religious monuments, pilgrimage tour, religious enterprising
Additional bibliography for study
Πανεπιστημιακές Σημειώσεις.
1. Γ. Ντρενογιάννης, (επιμ.) Μοναστήρια και Προσκυνήματα της Ελλάδος, εκδ. Έθνος, Αθήνα 2009 (υπό την αιγίδα της ΜΚΟ «Αλληλεγγύη» της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος)
2. J. Dubish, Το θρησκευτικό προσκύνημα στη σύγχρονη Ελλάδα, μια εθνογραφική προσέγγιση, εκδ. Αλεξάνδρεια, Αθήνα 2000
3. Β. Φειδάς, «Προσκυνηματικές Περιηγήσεις- Ιστορική εξέλιξη και σύγχρονες προοπτικές», Εισήγηση στο Α΄ Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο για τις Προσκυνηματικές Περιηγήσεις, Ζάκυνθος 14 Νοεμβρίου 2009 http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/holysynod/commitees/tourism/tourism.htm
4. Μ. Βαρβούνης, «Προσκυνηματικές εκδρομές και ιερές αποδημίες», Θεολογία 2009, τ.1, σελ. 191 επόμ.
5. J. Eade, «Pilgrimage and Tourism at Lourdes», France, Annals of Tourism Research 1992, 19: 18-32