Negotiating identity at religious sites: A management perspective

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 359-366

  Olsen, Daniel H ^a  

^a BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contested heritage; Identity; Pilgrimage; Pilgrims; Religious tourism; Sacred sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014934246     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1743873X.2012.722642     Document Type: Article

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