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Cultural memories, discursive gaps and tourism promotion: A framework for appli...
Oliveira, Marcelo; Leal, Maria do Carmo; Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria João; Sousa, Sara; Correia, AntóniaTour guides play a decisive role in mediating existing gaps in literary and cultural tourism, helping reconcile the appeal of literature with the material and immaterial heritage of destinations. The promotion and experience of Mafra and of its National Palace, former seasonal residence of the Kings of Portugal, based on the novel Baltasar and Blimunda, by Nobel Prize winner José Saramago, constitutes an extrem...
Heritage Tourism in Iran
Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria JoãoIranian history, with roots in the oldest civilizations in western Asia, has provided significant heritage, both tangible and intangible, allowing the country to be considered as a major cultural tourism destination for both nationals and foreigners. The focus on Iranian history and heritage aims to confirm the country’s potential for attracting international tourists, while a negative image prevails abroad of ...
“All roads lead to Fatima”: Religious tourism at the sanctuary of Our Lady of t...
Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria JoãoIn the centennial of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, this chapter analyzes the religious tourism at Cova da Iria: historical and anthropological contextualization of the religious phenomenon; the initial stages of the pilgrimage as spontaneous occurrences without organized touristic facilities; tourism development while the rural landscape was being transformed by the construction of buildings and structu...
Senhora do Cabo: Santuário, culto e turismo entre a tradição e a transformação
Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria JoãoRESUMO:O Círio de Nossa Senhora do Cabo, ou Círio dos Saloios, é uma peregrinação feita anualmente, desde o século XV, entre a região saloia, nos arredores de Lisboa, até ao santuário do Cabo Espichel. Pretende-se analisar a forma como esta prática religiosa, a que se associam actividades profanas, tem evoluído e como é vivida na actualidade, identificando as motivações de quem o procura, entre a devoção e o la...
Senhora do Cabo: santuário, culto e turismo entre a tradição e a transformação
Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria JoãoThe Círio of Our Lady of the Cabo, also known as Círio dos Saloios, has beena pilgrimage since the XV century,far from the sanctuary at cap Espichel to the far away rural communities of the neighbouring diocese of Lisbon. It is intended to analysehow this religious practice, associated with profane activities, has been evolving through timeand pilgrims are experiencing it, identifying their motivations, between...
Ir, ver, sentir e aprender: Humanidades digitais para um turismo religioso cria...
Guerreiro, Dália; Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria JoãoO turismo religioso, no contexto da sociedade pós-moderna e posteriores desenvolvimentos, enfrenta os efeitos da secularização e do abandono de crenças e cultos antigos, percecionados enquanto manifestações culturais. Por seu turno, quer o peregrino, que assimila o espaço religioso na sua dimensão espiritual, quer o turista comum que procura a componente patrimonial, precisam de estratégias de comunicação para ...
Senhora do Cabo: santuário, culto e turismo entre a tradição e a transformação
Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria JoãoO Círio de Nossa Senhora do Cabo, ou Círio dos Saloios, é uma peregrinação feita anualmente, desde o século XV, entre a região saloia, nos arredores de Lisboa, até ao santuário do Cabo Espichel. Pretende-se analisar a forma como esta prática religiosa, a que se associam actividades profanas, tem evoluído e como é vivida na actualidade, identificando as motivações de quem o procura, entre a devoção e o lazer. Pr...
Digital strategies to a local cultural tourism development: Project e-Carnide
Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria JoãoDigital humanities and smart economy strategies are being seen as an important link between tourism and cultural heritage, as they may contribute to differentiate the audiences and to provide different approaches. Carnide is a peripheral neighbourhood of Lisbon with an elderly population, visible traces of rurality, and strong cultural and religious traditions. The academic project e-Carnide concerns its tangib...
The mediating role of literary tour guides: José Saramago versus Mafra’s Nation...
Roque, Maria Isabel; Oliveira, Marcelo; Leal, Maria do Carmo; Forte, Maria João; Sousa, Sara; Correia, AntóniaTour guides play a decisive role in mediating existing gaps in literary and cultural tourism, helping reconcile the appeal of literature with the material and immaterial heritage of destinations. The promotion and experience of Mafra and of its National Palace, former seasonal residence of the Kings of Portugal, based on the novel Baltasar and Blimunda, by Nobel Prize winner José Saramago, constitutes an extrem...
The festivities of the Light of Carnide: A persistent authenticity
Roque, Maria Isabel; Forte, Maria JoãoThe Círio of Our Lady of the Cabo, also known as Círio dos Saloios, has been a pilgrimage since the XV century far from the sanctuary at cap Espichel to the far away rural communities of the neighbouring diocese of Lisbon. The Círio of Our Lady of the Cabo is related to the feast of Our Lady of the Light of Carnide, a bordering neighbourhood of Lisbon. The festival, which is held annually in September, culminat...