From spots to themed sites–the evolution of the protestant holy land

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 201-216

  Ron, Amos S ^a   Feldman, Jackie ^b  

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

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Holy Land; Pilgrimage; Protestant gaze; Theme sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009976638     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17438730802504108     Document Type: Article

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