Towards a typological model of contemporary christian travel

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-297

  Ron, Amos S ^a  

^a KINNERET COLLEGE ON THE SEA OF GALILEE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Christian travel; Model; Pilgrimage; Religious tourism; Sacred sites; Typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650617252     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17438730903045548     Document Type: Article

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