Blessed with Tourists
The Borderlands of Religion and Tourism in San Antonio
Thomas S. Bremer
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 03/2006
Pages: 224
Subject: Religion, Social Science, History
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Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807876558
DESCRIPTION
Bremer recounts the history of San Antonio, from its Native American roots to its development as a religious center with the growth of the Spanish colonial missions, to the modern transformation of San Antonio into a tourist destination. Employing both ethnographic and historical approaches, Bremer examines the concepts of place, identity, aesthetics, and commercialization, demonstrating numerous ways that modern market forces affect religious communities. By identifying important connections between religious and touristic practices, Bremer establishes San Antonio as a distinctive source for anyone seeking to understand the interplay between the religious and the secular, the traditional and the modern.