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Strategic Intelligence for Sacred Sites

open access: yesInternational Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2023
The polysemous aspect of pilgrimage constitutes a very old human activity, sometimes religious and alternatively secular, make it a complex matter to approach and handle. The exact number of pilgrims visiting sacred sites remains undetermined, and ranges,
Pierre Fournie
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How Visible Are Sacred Sites Online? : Availability of European sacred site websites

open access: yesInternational Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2017
Sacred sites are places where the spiritual world meets the real world. Every culture in the world seeks to acclaim the mysterious, the divine, the martyred or the extraordinary.
Onur Akbulut, Yakin Ekin
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Eesti ajalooliste looduslike pühapaikade inventuurist ja kaitsest 2022. aastal [PDF]

open access: yesMäetagused, 2022
The article gives a short overview about the progress in the inventory of natural sacred sites in Estonia and describes developments in the protection of these sites. Inventory of natural sacred sites means locating and detailed description of holy sites
Pikne Kama
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Evaluating the effectiveness of vegetation conservation on a sacred mountain in western China [PDF]

open access: yesNature Conservation, 2021
Sacred natural sites, as probably the oldest form of habitat reserve for religious or cultural causes worldwide, are suggested to have an important role in conserving vegetation; however, there are insufficient data supporting the detailed implications ...
Zhaoyang Cao   +6 more
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Protection of Sámi Sacred Sites and Culturally Sensitive Tourism in Sápmi Under the Threats of Land-use

open access: yesNordicum-Mediterraneum, 2022
Tourism in Sámi homeland area, Sápmi, has increased rapidly over the past years. As its development accelerates, the various impacts of its expansion are visible at Sámi sacred sites called sieidi.
Eleonora Alareisto
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How Might World Heritage Status Support the Protection of Sacred Natural Sites? An Analysis of Nomination Files, Management, and Governance Contexts

open access: yesLand, 2022
This study provides an overview of how sacred natural sites are given recognition within the World Heritage system. It offers an analysis of the extent to which sacred natural sites that are part of nine World Heritage sites are recognised in site ...
Bas Verschuuren   +2 more
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Protection of Sacred Sites – Between Legal Pluralism and Cultural Ecology

open access: yesNordicum-Mediterraneum, 2022
My background is in philosophy of law but I work with different academic disciplines: law, philosophy, anthropology, theology, history and economics. My approach to protection of sacred sites is interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary.
Dawid Bunikowski
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Gender and sacred natural sites: The role of women in sacred sites protection and management in Vhembe region, Limpopo Province of South Africa

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Most sacred natural sites around the world have traditionally been the territory of men, with minimal or no participation by women. As a result, little scholarship has examined the role of women in sacred natural sites and their contribution to ...
Ndidzulafhi Innocent Sinthumule
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Recognizing Innu Sacred Natural Sites as Aboriginal-led Protected Areas by UAPASHKUSS: Innu Sacred Sites Guardians

open access: yesNordicum-Mediterraneum, 2022
Indigenous Peoples and communities have had long-standing relationships with nature, based on knowledge systems and practices that acknowledge and respect the spiritual environment in which they live (Verschuuren et al., 2012). They have assigned special
Dolorés André
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Sacred Groves and Natural Sites Conservation for Tourism in Local Communities in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2022
The purpose of this study is to examine the potentials of sacred groves and natural sites in order to harness them for tourism in local communities of Nigeria.
Joy Nneka Uchenye Ejikeme   +1 more
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