Social and cultural aspects of religious tourism: Holidays, customs, museums
| Title | Κοινωνικές και πολιτισμικές όψεις του θρησκευτικού τουρισμού: Εορτές, έθιμα, μουσεία / Social and cultural aspects of religious tourism: Holidays, customs, museums |
| Code | ΘΕ013 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Kotsiopoulos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020162 |
Programme of Study: DPMS THRĪSKEUTIKOS KAI PROSKYNĪMATIKOS TOURISMOS (2021-sīmera)
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600225912
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Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600225912
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
With the successful completion of the 13 teaching units of the course, the students of the class will have the opportunity to approach issues of tourism psychology, sociology and folklore. At the same time, they will understand the importance of approaching different religions and cultures through the phenomenon of Tourism and the different meanings in pluralistic cultural environments. Also, they themselves will be able to attempt the interdisciplinary, interdisciplinary and dialectical macroscopic approach to tourism practice and theory.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The 13 teaching units of the course are structured as follows:
1. The Europe of cultures and Religious Tourism (K. Kotsiopoulos).
2. Cultural identity and Religious Tourism (K. Kotsiopoulos).
3. The psychotherapeutic character of Pilgrimage Tourism (K. Kotsiopoulos).
4. Theology - Church and Pilgrimage Tourism (K. Kotsiopoulos).
5. Dialogue of Religions - Cultures and Religious Tourism (K. Kotsiopoulos).
6. Folklore customs and Religious Tourism. Organization of a Religious Tourism guide (Tr. Tsobanis).
7. The Twelve in Folklore. Local events of tourist interest (Tsobanis Square).
8. The Twelve Days. Religious Culture and Folklore (Tr. Tsobanis).
9. Religious - Pilgrimage tours. Guided tour of a temple - monument (Tsobanis Square).
10. Guided tour of a local Ecclesiastical Folklore Museum. Familiarity with the local tradition (Tr. Tsobanis).
11. Introduction to Religious Folklore (father Il. Karalis)
12. Introduction to the cycle of life and the cycle of time (father Il. Karalis).
13. Medical tourism and travel medicine (Th. Dardavesis).
Keywords
Tourism, Religion, Museums, customs, Medicine
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 61 | 2.4 | |||
| Written assigments | 50 | 2 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
After the end of the courses, the students present the work they have undertaken, with which they are evaluated by the teachers.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Last Update
07-03-2023
