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Francouzské poutní místo Taizé: motivy a postoje českých turistů
Solaříková, Kristýna
This diploma thesis focuses on the motives and attitudes of tourists approaching pilgrimage destinations. It is aimed to find out what are the primary motives of the tourists approaching French pilgrimage site Taizé which is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Moreover, it is intended to identify if (and how) the tourists’ attitudes have changed after they visited the pilgrimage site. The theoretical part is devoted to religious tourism with its focus on pilgrimages within the context of Europe. It is captured there how the importance and meaning of pilgrimage has been changing throughout the history. Likewise, the contemporary forms of pilgrimage tourism are recognized there. The attention is paid to motives and attitudes of contemporary pilgrims in contrast to the prototype of the pilgrim from the earlier times. Subsequently, the Taizé pilgrimage site, including its specifics, is introduced, and characterized there. Within the practical part, based on twenty semi-structured interviews which were held during the fieldwork, primary data are qualitatively analyzed in order to identify tourists’ motives and their attitudes. The results of a conducted research show that the main motive why tourist approach Taizé was not linked to religious motives but rather curiosity and desire to discover something new. The initiative to visit Taizé often came from another person (friend, acquaintance, or family member) who invited the interviewee to Taizé. Attending the program in Taizé did not cause a revision of the value system in the majority of cases, rather it strengthened already established values. All visitors agreed that Taizé positively influenced interpersonal relationships and attitudes towards different churches as well as religions because obtained experience led individuals to reconciliation and greater tolerance. These conclusions correspond with the main idea of the founder of the pilgrimage site, Roger Schütz.
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Camino de Santiago: pilgrimage as the phenomenom of regional development
Vaverková, Inka ; Havlíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Frajer, Václav (referee)
The Way to Saint James is presented from two points of view. First, its character and its position in the pilgrimage - tourism continuum are subjects of the research. The position's analysis is based on dataset created by the Office for pilgrims in Santiago de Compostela about the pilgrims' motivation. The pilgrimage's position in the pilgrimage - tourism continuum has been getting closer to the limit between the spiritual and the profane during last years but it has not been reached yet. Then, the influence of the pilgrimage in a regional development is analyzed. The existence of the diffusion effect is examined in a study of model localities. The towns of Palas de Rei and Taboada, both in the Lugo region, have been chosen to examine the existence of this influence. The towns of Puente la Reina/Gares in the Navarra region, Nájera in the La Rioja region, Sahagún in the León region and Palas de Rein in the Lugo region have been chosen to examine the diffusion effect. The existence of the regional development is confirmed by increasing number of hotels and restaurants but not in the socioeconomic development. The diffusion effect is not confirmed. KEY WORDS: geography of religion, religious tourism, Spain, Way to Saint James (Camino de Santiago), pilgrimage - tourism continuum, diffusion efect
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Religious tourism in European Union focusing on Slovakia
Červenková, Petra ; Vaško, Martin (advisor) ; Netková, Jarmila (referee)
Bachelor thesis presents and generalizes theoretical and practical knowledge of religious tourism. The theoretical part of the work brings knowledge of religious tourism in the European Union and on the position of the religious tourism in tourism in Slovakia. In the next section presents the most important places of pilgrimage of the western, central and eastern Slovakia. The practical part of the thesis presents results of a suvey based on the questionnaire, I examine the awareness, interest and experience to the general public on this issue.
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The possibilities and limitations of developing religious tourism in the Zlin region
Plšková, Michaela ; Netková, Jarmila (advisor) ; Koňařík, Marek (referee)
This thesis focuses on religious tourism in the Zlin region. It also includes an introduction of religious tourism challenges in the whole Czech Republic. The Zlin region offers high potential for religious tourism. The region is interested in developing religious tourism, not only from a local point of view but also from the church perspective. This thesis assesses the possibilities of further developments of religious tourism in the Zlin region. Personal suggestions are included in respect of the importance of the spiritual heritage of both believers and unbelievers, pilgrims or tourists.
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Analysis of religious tourism in Italy, focusing particularly on Assisi
Doleželová, Dana ; Netková, Jarmila (advisor) ; Valentová, Jana (referee)
This thesis analyzes the current religious tourism in Italy. It charts the world and the Italian pilgrimage sites and their religious significance. It describes tourism in Italy with a focus on cultural tourism, UNESCO, financing cultural tourism and Italian bureaucracy. The first part describes the different forms of tourism in Italy, methods of promotion of tourism and the benefit of UNESCO. The following chapter is about the phenomenon of pilgrimage, especially its history and different types of motivation. The third chapter describes the care of monuments in Italy. The last part examines tourism in a significant pilgrimage Italian city of Assisi, focusing on some of the economic indicators.
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Church guide services within the spiritual care of the tourists - the example of the church of the Virgin Mary in České Budějovice
NĚMCOVÁ, Marie
This thesis deals with the religious tourism and with the tourism of pilgrimage, especially with the church guide services and their concentration on spiritual care for tourists. It provides the information about the attitudes of church to the spiritual care of tourists who are the visitors of churches. The thesis is also based on personal experience of the author which she gained during the project Otevřené brány/Open gates. In this spirit, the thesis concentrates on the proposal of the realization of a particular way of the spiritual care of tourists in the church of the Virgin Mary in České Budějovice. In the plan there is also emphasized the importance of the appropriate preparation of guides.
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The analysis of religious tourism in the Pardubický region
Ludvíčková, Anna ; Netková, Jarmila (advisor) ; Jarolímková, Liběna (referee)
This thesis deals with the analysis of potential of the Pardubický region for religious tourism. Its main aim is to create an overview of religious monuments and festivities in the Pardubický region and of their current use in tourism and to suggest how to further support the development of religious tourism in the region. The thesis focuses on catholic and protestant monuments and of religious festivities it deals mainly pilgrimages. In the first part the Pardubický region is characterized and its potential for tourism. The second part includes an outline of the historical development of the Czech lands, with an emphasis on church history, an overview of the most important religious monuments in the Pardubický region and of their current use in tourism. The third part presents the current national projects, which promote religious tourism, and assesses the current presentation and promotion of religious monuments in the Pardubický region. The last part contains suggestions for further utilization of religious monuments in tourism and their promotion, as well as a few ideas for creation of thematic tourist routes. The conclusion discusses barriers, that prevent better use of religious monuments in tourism.
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The tradition of Marian pilgrimages in Moravia
Plšková, Michaela ; Netková, Jarmila (advisor) ; Koňařík, Marek (referee)
Bachelor thesis is about the traditions of pilgrimages to the Virgin Mary in Moravia and its development, as part of the cultural heritage of this part of the Czech Republic, as well as the difference between the pilgrims and the tourists and their requirements for tourism services and what they expect from the pilgrimage visits itself. In specific examples of the pilgrimage sites "Stipa" and "Svaty Hostyn" describe not only the history of Marian pilgrimage festivals of those churches but also by what they can offer to a pilgrim and a tourist.
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The role of the Czech pilgrimage sites in iternational tourism
Kupečková, Vendula ; Netková, Jarmila (advisor)
The theoretic part of the thesis is focused on definition of particular types of tourism, especially of the tourism with religious motives and pilgrimage trips. It also includes institutions that help to promote religious monuments in the Czech Republic. The practical part is engaged in the most important pilgrimage sites in Bohemia and Moravia, their promotion and the difference between the pilgrims and tourists.
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