Event as Spiritual Pilgrimage: A Case Study of the 'Cherish' Christian Women's Conference
In examining an aspect of the eventization of faith (Pfadenhauer, 2010), this article considers an annual women's conference, Cherish', a church-led event. Due to the pressures on the space available in its former home in the organising church's campus, the growth in the event's...
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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: 12-28 |
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Cherish Conference
/ Spiritual tourism
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CD Christianity and Culture CH Christianity and Society KBF British Isles KDG Free church |
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Spiritual Journey
B church event B Pilgrimage B eventization of faith |
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