Structuration and branding of a religious tourism product: Catalonia sacra

This article aims to provide an overview of the products Catalonia has to offer in terms of religious tourism. The growing interest in this kind of tourism worldwide, and in Catalonia itself, along with the region's wealth of religious heritage (particularly connected to the Christian Church) contrast with the lack of religion-based tourism products available, which results in its absence from the region's image as a tourism destination. In view of this, the Faculty of Tourism (University of Girona), the Vic Bishopric's Albergueria-Centre for Cultural Dissemination and the Tarraconense Episcopal Conference's Interdiocese Secretariat for the Custody and Promotion of Holy Art (SICPAS) decided to address the situation with the help of funding from the Autonomous Government of Catalonia. In order to re-position Christian religious heritage in the image of Catalonia as a tourist destination, the aforementioned parties embarked upon a project to set up a series of routes throughout the region, branded under the name Catalonia Sacra

Model per a la creació d'un itinerari cultural : seguint els passos de Mossé Ben Nahman

El present estudi analitza una part de la bibliografia existent sobre els itineraris culturals, recollint les aportacions de major rellevància i elaborant un model propi per a la elaboració d’aquests. Fer notori el fet que s’afegeixen també nocions que orienten a la seva gestió i control. Tanmateix, es fa una proposta d’itinerari basada en un personatge històric, Mossé Ben Nahman, i el seu lligam amb les ciutats de Girona i Barcelona. Destacar la rellevància de les temàtiques tractades, ja que ambdues es troben presents en estudis i projectes en curs, esdevenint subjectes en període d’expansió i anàlisi

Tecla d'Iconi, més enllà de la llegenda : estudi del paper desenvolupat per la dona en el cristianisme primitiu a través de la protagonista dels Actes de Pau i Tecla

El cristianisme, en els seus inicis, significà per la dona la possibilitat de triar un destí diferent al del matrimoni i la maternitat que li deparava la societat greco-romana. Tanmateix, en el procés d'institucionalització de la nova religió (s. I-IV), la dona, que en les primitives comunitats cristianes havia ocupat llocs de responsabilitats al costat dels seus companys masculins, va quedar relegada al desenvolupament de tasques assistencials. Els canvis experimentats pel rol femení durant aquest període es manifestaran en les transformacions operades a través de la literatura en la figura de Tecla d'Iconi (santa Tecla), un personatge intemporal, tan capaç de representar els diferents arquetips de dona ideal que ha creat l'Església cristiana, com les ànsies emancipadores d'alguns col·lectius feministes.

Els Valors cristians dels arbres

Aquest article pretén analitzar els principals valors espirituals i simbòlics que presenten els arbres de la ribamediterrània europea en relació ambla religió cristiana. Article que es centra en les relacions entre arbres i cristianisme i, en conseqüència, és en els textos cristians on es capbussa per trobar referències simbòliques dels arbres mediterranis

Citizenship education in Switzerland before, during and after the First World War

Citizenship education was intensively discussed during the 1910s. Patriotic ideals and the love of the fatherland were described with diligence in teachers' journals. After the outbreak of the World War I, Swiss teachers reacted immediately to the new circumstances and published lessons in their weekly teacher journals for every day of school for different grade levels. These lessons comprised current events and civic education as well as didactical instructions for the teacher. In pupils' essays, citizens are often depicted as religious members of society who are industrious and hardworking, whereas in the journals, religious aspects are related to peace but not to citizenship education. As a multilingual and neutral country, Switzerland struggled with major domestic problems due to the cultural conflict between the French- and the German-speaking regions, especially during wartime. However, teachers promoted unity from the beginning. Therefore, changes and continuities during this decade concerning citizenship education are of crucial research interest. The practical sections of teachers' journals, including lessons and didactical instructions, and pupils' essays provide insight into what happened in the classrooms. Which forms of national identity and citizenship were taught in classrooms before, during and shortly after WW1 in public schools in Switzerland? How did pupils describe the current issues of war and citizenship?

Ethics, tourists and the environmental practices of the North American cruise ship industry: a comparison study of the ethical standards of Alaskan and Caribbean cruise ship tourists

Please consult the paper edition of this thesis to read. It is available on the 5th Floor of the Library at Call Number: Z 9999 R43 S54 2005

Challenges of the accession of Turkey into the European Union

Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU) has become, over the years, one of the most contentious issues of European integration. On October 3rd 2005, the European Commission began negotiations for its accession, and, although they will probably not be completed within a decade, its objective is the full accession to the Union. Turkey's accession to the EU presents challenges for both parties, but especially for the European Union. There are very different challenges from the previous accessions, indeed. This work aims to analyze the challenges the EU will face towards Turkey's possible accession to the European Community. Therefore, this work has been divided into three sections. In the first of them, entitled "Brief history of a complex negotiation", the negotiation is briefly described. The second, "Aspects to take into account for Turkey's accession to the European Union", in which different relevant (geopolitical, economic and financial, demographic, cultural and religious) aspects of the possible a cession are discussed: aspects that will have an important impact in the development and performance of the European Community, once accession is fulfilled. The third and last section, "Turkey's incorporating challenges", discusses the challenges the EU will have to face with the potential accession of Turkey, specifically concerning four dimensions: institutional capacity, regional and cohesion policy, EU common security and foreign policy.

Els Valors cristians dels arbres

Aquest article pretén analitzar els principals valors espirituals i simbòlics que presenten els arbres de la riba mediterrània europea en relació amb la religió cristiana. Article que es centra en les relacions entre arbres i cristianisme i, en conseqüència, és en els textos cristians on es capbussa per trobar referències simbòliques dels arbres mediterranis

Turismo religioso: potencial de desenvolvimento turístico da Vila de Arcozelo, Vila Nova de Gaia

RESUMO: Existem vários turistas que se descolam para um determinado destino impulsionados por uma ou mais motivações. De qualquer das formas, devido ao intenso ritmo de vida das pessoas, a religião tem sido, cada vez mais, um elemento turístico que atrai várias pessoas que têm como principal motivação a fé. O Turismo Religioso ou Turismo com destino religioso, não tem sido considerado individualmente. Isto significa que este tipo de Turismo tem uma ligação forte com o património existente em áreas que desenvolvem a actividade turística. Por sua vez, o Turismo Religioso só é praticado quando existe esse património. A Vila de Arcozelo em Vila Nova de Gaia é um local que se depara com algumas limitações em termos económicos pelo que o Turismo poderá desempenhar um papel importante na sua estratégia de desenvolvimento. Apesar de afastada do grande centro urbano portuense, consegue atrair vários tipos de turistas, nomeadamente turistas de sol e mar e religiosos. Estes últimos têm como principal curiosidade visitar a “Santa” Maria Adelaide, mais conhecida por a “Santa das Noivas”. Em síntese, em termos científicos, esta Dissertação, procurou analisar as influências e o potencial que o Turismo Religioso pode representar para esta Vila e assim contribuir de forma consistente para o desenvolvimento local. ABSTRACT: There are many tourists who travel to a certain destination driven by one or more motivations. Anyway, due to the intense pace of life, religion has been, increasingly, a tourist element that attracts many people whose main motivation is faith. Religious tourism or tourism to a religious destination has not been considered. This means that this type of tourism has a strong connection with the existing heritage areas to develop tourism. On the other hand, religious tourism is practiced only when there is such a heritage. The Village of Arcozelo in Vila Nova de Gaia is a place that faces some limitations in terms of economics therefore tourism can play an important role in its development strategy. Although away from the major urban centre of Porto, the place manages to attract various types of tourists, especially sun and sea tourists, and religious tourist. These last ones have the curiosity to visit “Santa Maria Adelaide”, better known as the “Saint of the Brides”. Summarising, in scientific terms, this thesis sought to analyze the influences and the potential that religious tourism can bring to this village and this way consistently contribute to local development

O aborto provocado como uma possibilidade na existência da mulher: reflexões fenomenológico-existenciais

Abortion is a very controversial and stigmatized subject, target of many criticism and discussions, mainly regarding to the legal, bioethical and religious aspects involved. In Brazil, abortion is considered a serious public health problem, being the major cause of maternal death due to its criminalization. The woman who causes an abortion is not up looked by society, since motherhood, culturally and historically, was imposed as a destination. Our main goal is to understand, from the existential-phenomenological perspective, the unique experience of the woman who induced the abortion This study is an offshoot of a larger study from USP in partnership with UFRN. Our participants were women who checked in on a maternity hospital in Natal with a miscarriage diagnosis and, among them, those who reported having induced abortion. Altogether, five women were interviewed. The used method was a phenomenological hermeneutics. The research revealed that the experience of abortion is a possibility that permeates women s life, being understood as a choice. This choice pervaded by much suffering, once it goes against everything that women are culturally taught and meant to be. The feeling more surfacing in this experiment, confirming the literature review, was blame. Abortion was also shown as an experience of helplessness and loneliness, due to lack of support from family and the partner. It was also revealed that abortion was made, mainly, by the desire of going along with future projects, including the prosecute of motherhood in the therms of what they consider ideal to a son s arrival, meaning, a family formation grounded on a stable relationship. Regarding the care provided by health professionals to these women, there is the need of restructuring the operating logic of SUS, so that women have the right to health in a integrate manner. This experience also made women reconsider the meanings they had towards abortion, and their life projects

Turismo religioso na cidade da santa: a percepção da comunidade sobre a construção do Complexo Turístico e Religioso Alto de Santa Rita, Santa Cruz/RN

The general objective of this study was to analyze the city of Santa Cruz cope with the impacts of the changes caused by the insertion of religious tourism with the construction of the Tourist Complex Religious Alto de Santa Rita, and specific objectives: to identify the economic activities from building the Tourist Complex Religious Alto de Santa Rita with the monument of Santa Rita; describe the research scenario to respect the traditions, rituals and spatial organization of the city and to evaluate the impacts through construction of movement by Religious Tourism Complex human capital and economic development fostered by Religious Tourism. To this end, we used the methods of application of Questionnaires and interviews, as well as the method was conducted participant observation, individual and systematic, having exploratory held through a correlational analysis regarding the impacts by inserting Tourism religious elsewhere. Was performed also discourse analysis of speeches Stakeholder city of Santa Cruz / RN for understanding the local reality. Literature search was performed readings of books, articles, theses and dissertations dealing with the issue, it was necessary to use data from websites. As for the media research field was qualitative. At the end of the study, it was concluded that the city of Santa Cruz suffered socio-economic and cultural, as a result, especially the lack of a previously developed tourism planning

O governo protetor: a representação do poder político em cerimoniais régios portugueses (séc. XVIII-XIX)

Ao inventariarmos as grandes celebrações da monarquia portuguesa, encontraremos algumas que são cerimoniais eminentemente religiosos. Dentre eles, há a procissão do Anjo da Guarda do Reino de Portugal (no terceiro domingo de julho), instituída no século XVI como celebração da realeza, das quais toda a Corte participava e eram realizadas por todo o reino português. Também as aclamações de Da. Maria I (1777) e D. João VI (1818) utilizam elementos de caráter religioso (símbolos e idéias). Estas celebrações colocam-nos a hipótese de uma série de articulações entre os procedimentos religiosos e o poder real. em função do exame daquelas procissões e destes cerimoniais, procuramos esboçar uma imagem do rei português: um rei-protetor, detentor de um poder de salvação.

O império da lei: ensaio sobre o cerimonial de sagração de D. Pedro I (1822)

Ce texte analyse le cérémonial royal de la monarchie constitutionnelle brésilienne: le sacre et le couronnement de l'Empereur D. Pedro I. Notre examen de ce cérémonial a comme point de départ son caractère liturgique, pour comprendre pourquoi cet aspect a été considéré essentiel alors pour affirmer l'autonomie du nouveau royaume et, en même temps, a contribué pour définir le pouvoir politique de l'Empire du Brésil.

Formação da Rede Vida de Televisão: entre a política brasileira de concessões televisivas e as diretrizes católicas de comunicação social, 1989-1995

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Cecília Meireles e a Índia: das provisórias arquiteturas ao êxtase longo de ilusão nenhuma

Pós-graduação em Letras - FCLAS