Religious Rites and Ceremonies as the Expression of Local Identity and an Opportunity for Local Development: the case of the "Fòcara" di Sant'Antonio Abate" in Novoli (the bonfire of St Anthony Abbot) in a small town in the Salento Peninsula in Southern Italy

Religious ceremonies play an important role when understood as an opportunity for improving the image of a city, improving the socio-economic situation and promoting regional development. These are the objectives of the local administration in Novoli, a small town in the Salento peninsula in Puglia,...

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Main Author: Trono, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology [2016]
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 42-53
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Antonius, Abbas 251-356 / Novoli / Fire / Religious festival / Regional identity / Penisola Salentina / Regional development
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
CH Christianity and Society
KBJ Italy
Further subjects:B religious feast
B bonfire
B cultural tourism
B local identity
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