Pilgrimage in Georgia

Tinatin Kublashvili () and Nato Kublashvili
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Tinatin Kublashvili: International Black Sea University
Nato Kublashvili: International Black Sea University

A chapter in Cultural Tourism in a Digital Era, 2015, pp 145-157 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Pilgrimage is one of the most ancient practices of humankind and is associated with a great variety of religious and spiritual traditions. Making of pilgrimages is common in many religions all over the world. A lot of pilgrims’ destinations where founded in inaccessible places but became centers of pilgrimage, attracting countless people. Today, in these difficult times, when people are suffering from economic hardship, employment problems, quick spreading different diseases etc. People who have been struggling to find meaning in their lives can walk away with ray of hope, with a new vision of life and moreover, having stronger sense of responsibility and conscientiousness towards cultural heritage, caring about its preservation and improving ways how to attract people through common or virtual tours. Since Georgia is a country with ancient and rich original culture which goes back as far as millennia and its knowledge and recognition has crossed national borders and entered the international level to become the cultural legacy of the mankind, our paper aims to deliver the main examples of pilgrimage places in this country. Historical buildings of Orthodox Churches, mosque, synagogue, Catholic and Protestant churches decorate the center of its capital Tbilisi. Georgian foreigners as well as Georgians have a unique opportunity to find refuge from daily routine and to get closer to eternal matters during the regular visits to Orthodox Monasteries and Churches around Georgia.

Keywords: Pilgrimage; Belief; Heritage; Monasteries; Churches (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15859-4_13

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