Blessed with tourists :

Bremer, Thomas S., 1957-

Blessed with tourists : the borderlands of religion and tourism in San Antonio / Thomas S. Bremer. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004. - 1 online resource (xii, 207 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.

Introduction : where tourists meet the sacred -- Destination San Antonio -- Alamo City -- Preserving a precious heritage -- Religion at the fair -- Inside the National Park -- Conclusion : reburying the past.

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The San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is one of hundreds of religious places in America and around the world where tourists have become a familiar presence. Thomas S. Bremer explores the intersection of tourism and commerce with religion in America, using the missions and other San Antonio sites as prime examples.


Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.


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Tourism--Religious aspects--Christianity.--Texas--San Antonio
Tourism.
RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.
Tourism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Toerisme.
Religieuze aspecten.


Texas--San Antonio.


Electronic books.

G156.5.R44 / B74 2004eb

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