APPLICATIONS OF RELIGIOUS ENTERPRISING AND INNOVATION FOCUSING ON RELIGIOUS TOURISM
| Title | ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΕΣ ΘΡΗΣΚΕΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑΣ ΜΕ ΕΜΦΑΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΘΡΗΣΚΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟ / APPLICATIONS OF RELIGIOUS ENTERPRISING AND INNOVATION FOCUSING ON RELIGIOUS TOURISM |
| Code | Θ242 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Giolanta Siskou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60004614 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Koinōnikīs THeologías kai CΗristianikoý Politismoý (2023 kai exīs)
Registered students: 6
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Spring | - | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600280536
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600280536
- At the Website of the School: https://qa.auth.gr/el/class/1/600149676
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12430
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
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Learning Outcomes
Familiarization of students with the phenomenon of religious (and pilgrimage) tourism.
The possibility of utilizing theological knowledge in religious-pilgrimage tourism.
Acquaintance with the main religious monuments in Greece and abroad.
The application of religious-pilgrimage tourism in the classroom and in the catechetical assembly
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
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. The role of the teachers' of theology and the catechist teachers' in their promotion
4. Religious monuments in the UNESCO list/ Their role in shaping young people as citizens of the Greek State, Europe and the world, thanks to the Orthodox Christian identity.
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/Τhe main religious monuments of other religions.
9. Educational trip. Presentation of the monuments to be visited by students
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
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Keywords
Religious tourism, pilgrimage tourism, religious monuments, pilgrimage tour, religious enterprising
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Educational/pilgrimage excursions
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
-presentations
e-learning
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 9 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 12 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 100 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Research paper and a p.p. of a christian monument
or
Quantitative research/ qualitative research/ fieldwork and a p.p.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Fieldwork
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
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Additional bibliography for study
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
Last Update
07-03-2023
