The complexities of religious tourism motivations: Sacred places, vows and visions [PDF]
Annals of Tourism Research, 2018 The aim of this paper is to understand the complexity of travel motivations to sacred places. Using ethnographic techniques within the Greek Orthodox context, we argue that while motivations are institutionally constructed, they are fragile, dynamic and progressive; being embedded within everyday performances of religion.
Terzidou, Matina +2 more
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Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: Creating Public Sentiment [PDF]
Health Equity, 2021 Abraham Lincoln understood the importance of public sentiment to our democracy when he debated Stephen Douglas in 1858. ?In this and like communities, public sentiment is everything,? Lincoln noted. ?With public sentiment, nothing can fail.
Christopher GC.
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Ritualized reflection in human dissection: Liminality, ethical negotiation, and professional identity formation among South Korean medical students. [PDF]
Anat Sci EducAbstract Human dissection is a foundational component of medical education, yet it places students in profound ethical tension between scientific objectification and respect for human dignity. While prior studies have documented students' emotional responses, the structural transformation of their moral narratives over time, particularly within non ...
Lee JK, Kim H, Yoo HH.
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Navigating Professional Code of Conduct Among Undergraduate Dental Students in Pakistan: A Qualitative Study [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background Professionalism in dentistry extends beyond technical competence to include accountability, respect for patients and colleagues, non‐maleficence, informed consent, communication, fairness, and conduct consistent with professional standards.
Ali S +5 more
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A Comparative Study of "41-Menbari" Religious Ceremony in Shahreza, Iran [PDF]
مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2021 1.Introduction Ashura and Moharam mourning rituals held in different parts of Iran are of high important among Shia rites. Each of these rituals varies depending on the days of the month of Muharram.
S. Sepehr Tabatabaei, Peyman Raei
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Tahiti and its islands: a downturn in nuptial tourism?
Via@, 2023 In the middle of the South Pacific, French Polynesia is one of the emblematic and archetypal locations for tropical island tourism. It has created a paradisiac image with its turquoise waters, white sandy beaches under the shade of coconut trees, sensual
Caroline Blondy
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Negotiating with the Sacred Other: the Ancient Mechanisms of the Personal Vow Practice
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2020 By questioning the anthropological definition of vows as instrumental prayers, which has been generally accepted since William Christian (1989) introduced it, the paper will discuss the notion of a vow as a personal prayer in the effort to expand it ...
Mirela Hrovatin
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Kabelid vepsa Šimjärve piirkonnas (19. sajandi lõpp, 20. sajandi algus) [PDF]
MäetagusedIn recent decades, a significant number of works have been published in Russian ethnology, devoted to the study of various forms of religiosity of the population in direct connection with certain territories in different historical periods, which has ...
Irina Vinokurova
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Reviving the Khorasan Highway under Shah ‘Abbas I: Preparing a Route for Pilgrimage on Foot [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخیShah ʿAbbas I held a profound devotion to the pilgrimage to Imam al-Rida. In 1010 AH (1601 CE), he traveled on foot from Isfahan to Mashhad to fulfill a religious vow.
Naghmeh Asadi Chimeh +2 more
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Journal of Folklore and Popular CultureCult places establishing motivated by an order/vow which a person receives in a dream or vision is an international motif, well known in Serbian folkloristic and literary tradition, too.
Smiljana Djordjević Belić
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