Dino Bozonelos (Edited By) Dino Bozonelos, Ph.D. is a lecturer in the Departments of Political Science and Global Studies at California State University, San Marcos, and in the Department of International Business at Kedge Business School. His research interests mainly revolve around global issues, including geopolitics, religious tourism and pilgrimage, religion and politics, comparative political economy, and pedagogy in political science. He has published in several journals, including Academy of International Business (AIB) Insights, Politics & Religion, the International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, and numerous book chapters.Polyxeni Moira (Edited By) Polyxeni Moira holds a PhD in Sociology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece. She has BA degrees in a) Public Administration, b) International and European Studies and c) Communication and Mass Media. She also holds an MSc in Regional Development, Pedagogy and Administrative Law. She has been teaching at higher education over the last 20 years. She is currently Professor at the Department of Tourism Management at University of West Attica in Greece. She is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Aegean, at Harokopion University and the Hellenic Open University. She has published 20 scientific books in the field of tourism and articles in over 20 international and Greek journals.Kevin Griffin (Series Edited By) Dr.Kevin Griffin Bed, MA, PhD. Having studied teaching then tourism organisation and historic settlement I worked in a number of Geography Departments in the Dublin / Kildare area. Since 2001 I have worked at the DIT where I am actively involved in teaching and researching a broad range of tourism topics with particular specialism in both heritage and sustainable tourism. Editor in Chief, International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Editor in Chief, International Journal of Tour Guiding Research Editor in Chief, International Journal of Islands Research Series Editor, CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Book Series Research Interests My main areas of academic interest include: * Tourism and Sustainability / Environmental Issues * Heritage Tourism * Religious Tourism / Pilgrimage * Social Tourism * Teaching Methodologies and Tourism * Local History / HeritageRazaq Raj (Series Edited By) Dr Razaq Raj is Principal Lecturer in the Leeds Business School. His research interests include community events, outdoor events, economic impacts, religious tourism, cultural festivals and sustainable tourism, cultural diversity in events management and international tourism. Dr Razaq Raj is the author of the textbooks Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective, Event Management: An integrated and practical approach and Event Management and Sustainability. Dr Razaq Raj is also a board member of international journals and academic associations. Editor of International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Editor of International Journal of Islands Research Editor of International Journal of Islamic Tourism Series Editor, CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Book Series

• PART I: The Politics of Religious Tourism 1: Introduction to the Politics of Religious Tourism. Dino Bozonelos and Polyxeni Moira. 2: Religious and Faith Tourism and the Politicization of Sacred Sites. Daniel Olsen. 3: Human Rights: The right to tourism and access to religious tourism and pilgrimage sites. Dimitrios Mylonopoulos, Polyxeni Moira and Spyridon Parthenis. 4: Soft Power and Sacred Sites: The Geopolitics of Prayer. Dino Bozonelos. 5: Bringing the State Back into Religious Tourism: Institutional Logics and Religious Tourism Governance. Dino Bozonelos. PART II: Governance of Religious Tourism 6: Global Governance and Religious Tourism: The role of international organizations. Panagiota Manoli. 7: Blurring the Lines: Governance and Management in the Promotion of Religious and Spiritual Sites. Spyridon Parthenis, Polyxeni Moira and Dimitrios Mylonopoulos. 8: ‘Ministries of Religion’ in Western Democracies: Model of Fragmented Religious Tourism Governance. Dino Bozonelos, Elisa Piva and Stefania Cerutti. 9: The Multiple Scales in the Governance of the Way of Saint James. Xosé M. Santos and Jorge Olleros-Rodríguez. 10: Religious Tourism in Malta Between Politics, Policies and Private Enterprise. Dane Munro. PART III: Crisis, Politics and Sacred Sites 11: International Efforts to Secure Sacred Sites: Capacity and Autonomy Across Countries. Charlotte Lee, Masahiro Omae and Dino Bozonelos. 12: Closed of Sacred Sites and Autonomous Organization of Religious Ritual:: Re-thinking the Geography of Sacred Space. Policies and Restrictions in Europe in the Age of COVID-19. Valentina Castronuovo. 13: Is Pilgrimage an Essential Service? The Conflict over Congregational Worship and Health Governance. Maria Angélica Alvarez-Orozco and Silvia Aulet Serrallonga. 14: Religious Tourism as Economic Development Policy: The Politics of Tourism Development. Anna Trono. 15: Governing the Camino: Protecting Pilgrims during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Francisco Singul. 16: What’s Next? Politics and Religious Tourism: Emerging and Future Directions. Dino Bozonelos and Polyxeni Moira.