The land of milk and honey: Biblical foods, heritage and holy land tourism

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 234-247

  Ron, Amos S ^a   Timothy, Dallen J ^b  

^a ASHKELON ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Biblical food; Cuisine; Foodscape; Heritage foodways; Holy Land; Last Supper; Spiritual edutainment; Tourism landscape; Tourismscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009743725     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1743873X.2013.767817     Document Type: Article

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