Is an ancient city in the Middle East, specifically in Israel, which is considered to be the holy place of three largest religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
Published in Chapter:
Challenges of Religious Tourism in the Conflict Region: An Example of Jerusalem
Salome Pipia (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia & Georgian Technical University, Georgia) and Saba Pipia (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5792-1.ch009
Abstract
Pilgrimage has historically and traditionally been considered a physical journey, in order for one to know the truth and visit a place that has sacred and holy meaning. In the modern world, with the development of technology and the process of globalization, territorial boundaries are slowly shrinking, making traveling much easier, and hence, with traditional tourism, of course, religious tourism has also progressed. In the research, the authors consider the challenges that religious tourism has in the modern world, especially the case of Jerusalem. They mainly focus on two variables, legal status of Jerusalem and political instability as problems, which are associated with the development of tourism in a conflict environment. They hypothesis is that unlike conventional tourism, religious tourism has a much greater chance of overcoming various challenges and developing in a conflict-prone and volatile environment.