Religious Tourism and the Italian Economy, 18701950 by Ricca... - 9783031943232

Religious Tourism and the Italian Economy, 18701950The Development of Catholic Pilgrimages as a Mass Phenomenon\nAuthor(s): Riccardo Semeraro, Luciano Maffi, Giovanni Gregorini\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031943232, 978-3031943232\nSynopsis\nThis book addresses a little-studied area of the history of tourism, religious tourism, and pilgrimage and introduces a comprehensive economic analysis of their development from elite pursuits to a mass phenomenon. Focusing on Rome, Lourdes, and the Holy Land as destinations, the book showcases religious tourism as a key precursory factor in mass tourism in Italy and Europe. Departing from conventional historiographical timeframes, the authors demonstrate that the surge in tourism during the Italian economic miracle did not arise ex novo at that time but was part of a longer process of transformation originating prior to the Second World War. Diverse fa.