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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
[2016]
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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
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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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