Upcoming Events
Religion/Theology
Arts & Humanities
OCT
25
11th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Fuzzy Logic Systems (AIFZ 2025) 11th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Fuzzy Logic Systems (AIFZ 2025) ...
25 - 26 Oct 2025
Vienna, Austria
OCT
25
6th International Conference on Advances in Software Engineering (ASOFT 2025) 6th International Conference on Advances in Software Engineering (ASOFT 2025) October 25 ~ ...
25 - 26 Oct 2025
Vienna, Austria
OCT
28
12th International Scientific Conference SWS Florence ART 2025 “The Magic Of The Renaissance Art Meets Science at Centro Congressi Auditorium al Duomo- Firenze. The synergy of Arts and H ...
28 - 30 Oct 2025
florence, Italy
NOV
21
CHRISTMAS
Christmas 2025 Let’s make your Christmas one to remember We know you’ve got more than enough to arrange at ...
21 - 31 Jan 2026
Barnsley, United Kingdom
NOV
22
16th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UBIC 2025) 16th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UBIC 2025) will provide an excellent i ...
22 - 23 Nov 2025
london, United Kingdom
FEB
20
MCFCONF
4th Global Conference on Media, Communication and Film (MCFCONF) Description 📅 MCFCONF 2026 at a Glance Date: 20–22 February 2026 Location: London, Unit ...
20 - 22 Feb 2026
London, United Kingdom
MAY
15
ARTSTUDIESCONF
3rd International Conference on Art Studies 🎨 3rd International Conference on Art Studies 2026 📅 15 – 17 May 2026 📍 Rome, Italy 🌟 ...
15 - 17 May 2026
Rome, Italy

Jun
13

Pilgrimages and Tourism

 
 Conference CFP

When:

  13 Jun 2020 through 14 Jun 2020

CFP Deadline:

  10 Nov 2019

Where:

  Oxford, United Kingdom

Website URL:

  http://tourism.lcir.co.uk

Sponsoring organization:

  London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research

Categories:

  Arts & Humanities - Religion/Theology

Keywords:


Event description:

Pilgrimages are ancient practices of humankind and are associated with a great variety of religious, spiritual and secular traditions. In today’s world the number of visits to sacred sites such as Santiago de Compostela (Spain), La Virgen de Guadalupe (Mexico), Matka Boska Czetochowska (Poland), secular places such as Graceland, home of Elvis Presley, Eifel Tower in Paris, Hiroshima Peace Museum and virtual pilgrimages, facilitated by video and satellite links is growing. With them, tourism both individual and in groups has been steadily increasing and changing. This conference seeks to explore, analyse and discuss the complex concepts of pilgrimages and tourism. What is a pilgrimage? Do pilgrimages contribute to the sense of community and belonging? Is tourism a transformative experience? How do souvenirs, memorabilia and travelogues facilitate imagination of other people and places? Conference presentations will be related, but not limited, to: History of pilgrimages a... Read more

Posting date:

08 August 2019  |  327 views

Placement:

Not-featured (How do I make my event featured?)