Description: Blessed With Tourists: The Borderlands Of Religion And Tourism In San Antonio Bremer, Thomas S. Product Overview More than a million tourists visit religious landmarks in San Antonio, Texas, each year, observing and sometimes participating in religious activities there. The San Antonio Missions National Historical Park--managed by the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Catholic Church--is one of hundreds of religious places in America and around the world where tourists have become a familiar presence. In Blessed with Tourists, Thomas S. Bremer explores the intersection of tourism and commerce with religion in American, using the missions and other San Antonio sites as prime examples. Bremer recounts the history of San Antonio, from its Native American roots to its development as a religious center with the growth of the Spanish colonial missions, to the modern transformation of San Antonio into a tourist destination. Employing both ethnographic and historical approaches, Bremer examines the concepts of place, identity, aesthetics, and commercialization, demonstrating numerous ways that modern market forces affect religious communities. By identifying important connections between religious and touristic practices, Bremer establishes San Antonio as a distinctive source for anyone seeking to understand the interplay between the religious and the secular, the traditional and the modern. Read more Details Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Pr; New edition (January 1, 2004) Language : English Hardcover : 207 pages ISBN-10 : 0807829129 ISBN-13 : 27 Item Weight : 1 pounds Dimensions : 6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches Best Sellers Rank: #11,367,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #227 in San Antonio Texas Travel Books #2,644 in Native American Religion #2,963 in West South Central United States Travel Books #227 in San Antonio Texas Travel Books #2,644 in Native American Religion We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0807829129
ISBN10: 0807829129
ISBN13: 9780807829127
EAN: 9780807829127
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Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
GTIN: 09780807829127
Book Title: Blessed with Tourists : the Borderlands of Religion and Tourism in San Antonio
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: Christianity / Catholic, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Sociology of Religion
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 15 oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Thomas S. Bremer
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover