Blessed with Tourists: The Borderlands of Religion and Tourism in San Antonio

by Thomas S. Bremer

Book Overview

More than a million tourists visit religious landmarks in San Antonio, Texas, each year, observing and sometimes participating in religious activities there. The San Antonio Missions National Historical Park--managed by the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Catholic Church--is one of hundreds of religious places in America and around the world where tourists have become a familiar presence. In Blessed with Tourists, Thomas S. Bremer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807855804
• ISBN13: 9780807855805
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"