Pilgrimage: Communitas and contestation, unity and difference - An introduction
- Di Giovine, A. Michael
- Sociology
- 3 November 2011
In this introduction to Tourism's special issue, 'Pilgrimage: Communitas and Contestation, Unity and Diff erence,' guest editor Michael A. Di Giovine explores the intellectual history of the…
THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CURRENT FUNERAL CELEBRATION IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF BEKWAI MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY
- A. Michael
- Sociology
- 2014
This study revealed that, the longer period of retaining the corpse at the morgue, the introduction of hired professional criers or mourners, varieties of foods and drinks served, high cost of funeral adverts, house renovation of the deceased, the one year and beyond anniversaries have led to the uncontained funeral expenses consequently leading to debt.
Padre Pio, pandemic saint: The effects of the Spanish Flu and COVID-19 on pilgrimage and devotion to the world’s most popular saint
- Di Giovine, A. Michael
- Sociology
- 2020
In the Catholic world, pilgrimages and other devotional rituals are often undertaken to foster healing and well-being Thus, shrines dedicated to saints are particularly relevant in times of pandemic…
Rethinking development: Religious tourism to St. Padre Pio as material and cultural revitalization in Pietrelcina
- Di Giovine, A. Michael
- Sociology
- 25 November 2010
Th is article re-conceptualizes processes whereby religious tourism is adopted to generate socio-cultural "betterment" in small-scale societies by presenting an in-depth case study of the Southern…
The Sage Handbook of Tourism Studies and the construction of a unified field of tourism research
- Di Giovine, A. Michael
- Art
- 19 November 2013
Th e academic study of tourism has long suff ered from deep inter and intra-disciplinary divides, which has often impeded its development, despite certain eff orts by a few interdisciplinary…
A Conversation with Angela Demovic, Bourbon Street, B-Drinking and the Sexual Economy of Tourism
- Di Giovine, A. Michael
- Political Science
- 2020
Christi Belcourt: Indigenous Environmental Activism through Art
- Di Giovine, A. Michael
- Political Science
- 2020
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