In defence of differentiating pilgrimage from tourism
by Craig T. Palmer; Ryan O. Begley; Kathryn Coe
International Journal of Tourism Anthropology (IJTA), Vol. 2, No. 1, 2012

Abstract: There has been a recent trend to conclude that it is impossible, or at least unproductive, to differentiate pilgrimage from tourism. We challenge this trend by arguing that pilgrimage can be defined and distinguished from tourism by examining how these words are used literally. We conclude that pilgrimage can be defined as a journey claimed to be undertaken for reasons involving religious sacrifice, and that applying the word pilgrimage to tourism is only an example of the use of metaphor. We describe the advantages of establishing a definition of pilgrimage, and explain how our definition may be improved upon through further testing.

Online publication date: Sat, 16-Aug-2014

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