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An international symposium  organized by researchers of the CRIA (Centre for Research in  Anthropology) and the CIDEHUS (University of &#201;vora), 'Sacred Tourism,  Secular Pilgrimage' aims to revisit and build upon  the extant theory on the relationship between pilgrimage and tourism,  religious-motivated and &#8216;secular&#8217; travel, by focusing on the  transformational aspects of these practices. The  symposium proposes to bring together well-established scholars and  younger researchers of different academic backgrounds &#8211; namely, the  United States, Canada, Portugal, Spain, France and the UK &#8211; to reassess  these topics in the light of their recent ethnographic work and research  methodologies. It also proposes to draw upon a variety of  disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, ranging from social and  cultural anthropology to history, social theory and cultural studies.  The diversity in approaches, together with the geographical and cultural  variety of the speakers&#8217; fieldworks (which stretches from the  Mediterranean and North Africa to Latin America and Asia), will no doubt  result in a stimulating exchange of ideas and experiences. The  symposium&#8217;s ultimate aim is the production of a joint, peer-reviewed  book that reflects the historical changes and theoretical advances that  have taken place in the fields of tourism, pilgrimage and their many  actual and metaphorical intersections.Program7 July9:30-9:45 Opening SessionAnna Fedele (CRIA, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal/ GSPM-&#201;cole des Hautes &#201;tudes en Sciences Sociales, France)Cyril Isnart (CIDEHUS-Universidade de &#201;vora, Portugal)Sofia Sampaio (CRIA, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal) 9:45-10:30 Religious Heritage Monuments and the Re-Enchantment of the World in BrittanyEllen Badone (McMaster University, Canada) 10:30-11:15 Tourism as Religious Booster: the Catholic Church in RhodesCyril Isnart (CIDEHUS-Universidade de &#201;vora, Portugal)9:45-10:30 Religious Heritage Monuments and the Re-Enchantment of the World in BrittanyEllen Badone (McMaster University, Canada) 10:30-11:15 Tourism as Religious Booster: the Catholic Church in RhodesCyril Isnart (CIDEHUS-Universidade de &#201;vora, Portugal)11:15-11:30 Coffee break11:30-12:15 Those who stay: shrine keepers and diasporic tourism in AfricaMaria Cardeira da Silva (CRIA, FCSH-UNL, Portugal)12:15-13:00 Mecca: touristic transformations of a Muslim pilgrimage centerKatia Boissevain (IDEMEC-CNRS-Universit&#233; de Provence, France)13:00-14:30 Lunch14:30-15:15 In-Between Worlds: Eurasian Travellers, Nostalgic Encounters and Imagined HomelandsEma Pires (CRIA, ISCTE-IUL, Universidade de &#201;vora, Portugal)15:15-16:00 Journeys into lost memories: migration, tourism and historical choreographies in some Alpine valleysDionigi Albera (IDEMEC-CNRS-Universit&#233; de Provence, France)16:00-16:15 Coffee break16:15-17:00 The chronotope in tourism contextsAntonio Miguel Nogu&#233;s-Pedregal (Universitas Miguel Hern&#225;ndez, Spain)17:00-17:45 Tourism as a &#8216;life-changing event&#8217;: a contribution from film studiesSofia Sampaio (CRIA, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal)18:00 Inauguration of the Photography Exhibition with &#8216;Porto de Honra&#8217; (place to be announced) 8 July9:30-10:15 From an industrial suburb to an urban place: visiting Alc&#226;ntara at the turn of the 20th century&#160;  Fr&#233;d&#233;ric Vidal (CRIA, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal) 10:15-11:00 Coping with ambiguous relationships: the transformations of travel, tourism, and tourists in CubaValerio Simoni (CRIA-ISCTE-IUL, Portugal) 11:00-11:15 Coffee break 11:15-12:00 Challenging the tourist/pilgrim divide. Alternative pilgrimages to Catholic Shrines in Southern FranceAnna Fedele (CRIA-ISCTE-IUL, Portugal/ GSPM-&#201;cole des Hautes &#201;tudes en Sciences Sociales, France)12:00-12:45 Tropical Island Magic: Ontology of Matter and Space in TourismDavid Picard (CRIA-FCSH-UNL, Portugal)12:45-14:00 Lunch14:00-14:45 Concluding RemarksNelson Graburn (University of California, USA)14:45 Final discussion and Closing Session20:00 Conference Dinner (place to be announced)9 July10:00-12:00 Roundtable: Researching Tourism, Pilgrimage and Transformation through PhotographyDebate around the Photography Exhibition     Ellen Badone,     Paolo Favero,     Cyril Isnart,     Humberto Martins,     Sofia Sampaio 11 July9:00-18:00 Fiedlwork trip to F&#225;timaOrganisationAnna FedeleCRIA, Instituto Universit&#225;rio de LisboaGSPM, &#201;cole des Hautes &#201;tudes en Sciences Sociales Cyril IsnartCIDEHUS, Universidade de &#201;vora Sofia SampaioCRIA, Instituto Universit&#225;rio de LisboaHost InstitutionsCentro em Rede de Investiga&#231;&#227;o em Antropologia (Cria)Av. das For&#231;as ArmadasEd. ISCTE-IUL1649-026 LisboaPortugalcria@cria.orgNetwork of Anthropology of Religion (NAR) N&#250;cleo de Culturas Visuais (NCV)Centro Interdisciplinar de Hist&#243;ria, Culturas e Sociedades da Universidade de &#201;vora      Pal&#225;cio do VimiosoApartado 947002-554 &#201;voraPortugalcidehus@uevora.pt