The Camino de Santiago: Curating the Pilgrimage as Heritage and

The Camino de SantiagoCurating the Pilgrimage as Heritage and Tourism\nAuthor(s): Michael Murray\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Berghahn Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Berghahn Books\nISBN-13: 9781800731912, 978-1800731912\nSynopsis\nPilgrimage, as a global activity linked to the sacred, speaks to the special significance of persons, places and events. This book relates these sentiments to the curatorship of the Camino de Santiago that comprises a lattice of European pilgrimage itineraries converging at Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. The detailed analysis focuses on the management of pilgrimage settings as heritage and tourism linked to the shrine of Saint James and by giving particular attention to investment guidelines, land use planning regulations, environmental stewardship, information dissemination and museology.