Kategoria BISAC: Travel >> Special Interest - Religious

The Bible, the Word of God, is filled with maritime references. And yet, few mariners know Him or how He permeates their life and livelihood. Going to sea with God is an adventure unlike any other voyage. In a Sailors Sunrise, see the glory of God as He speaks to you. Relax as He calms the storms and stands watch. Enjoy promotion because you are qualified in Him. Let God salvage and sooth your soul.

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This book explores the dynamic interaction between religion and tourism in the modern world. It considers questions such as:

• do travellers leave their religion at home when they are touring - and what happens if not?
• what are the relationships between tourism and pilgrimage?
• what happens to religious performances, places and festivals that function as tourism attractions?

Other chapters examine religious theme parks, wellness and spa tourism, the roles played by tourist guides, guidebooks and religious souvenirs, and the role of tourism as...

Southwest Georgia's past is like a kaleidoscope. Each turn presents more happenings and more adventures. In "River Rover Chronicles 2," we will go on a journey that will take us back through time to when Georgia was born. Then, we venture on ahead to the present.

We will take part in the events which shaped our heritage. In this book, you will learn of an explosion of such magnitude that it was felt hundreds of miles away; hunt the largest bird to ever exist on Earth, which lived in Georgia; meet pirates and the feisty girl that tamed them; make your way through a dense swamp to survive...

The study of pilgrimage often centres itself around miracles and spontaneous populist activities. While some of these activities and stories may play an important role in the emergence of potential pilgrimage sites and in helping create wider interest in them, this book demonstrates that the dynamics of the marketplace, including marketing and promotional activities by priests and secular interest groups, create the very consumerist markets through which pilgrimages become established and successful - and through which the 'sacred' as a category can be sustained.

By drawing...