Tourism, Religion and Pilgrimage in Jerusalem

ISBN-13: 9781138780989 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 206 str.

Kobi Cohen-Hattab; Shoval Noam

Opis

Jerusalem is a city with a singular nature. Home to three religions, it contains spiritual meaning for people the world over; it is at once a tourist destination and a location with a complex political reality. Tourism, therefore, is an integral part of Jerusalem's development and its political conflicts. The book traces tourism and pilgrimage to Jerusalem from the late Ottoman era, through the British Mandate, during the period of the divided city, and to the reunification of the city under Israeli rule.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Jerusalem of Heaven, Jerusalem on Earth  2. Harbingers of Modernization: Pilgrimage and Tourism to Jerusalem in the Late Ottoman Period (1850–1917)  3. When West Meets East: Tourism in Jerusalem under British Rule (1917–1948)  4. The Divided City: The Development of Tourism in East and West Jerusalem (1948–1967)  5. Tourism in the Reunited City (1967–2000)  6. The Role of Tourism in Jerusalem’s Future  7. Tourism in Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future

O autorze

Kobi Cohen-Hattab is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. His main research interests are historical-geography of tourism, tourism in historical towns, holy places and tourism development, and the evolution of seaside resorts. 

Noam Shoval is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His main research interests are tourism and culture as tools for urban regeneration, tourism management in heritage cities, and the implementation of advanced tracking technologies for spatial research.