HODOCASCA KAO CIMBENIK LOKALNOGA I REGIONALNOG RAZVOJA - PRIMJER BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE -/PILGRIMAGE AS A FACTOR OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT - THE EXAMPLE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Inspired by the powerful, and easily detectable, growing interest in pilgrimage as a type of religious tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in the post-war period, this paper examines the hypothesis that this type of tourism significantly impacts local and regional development. This paper focuses on the Mary's shrine in Medugorje, pilgrimage to Podmilacje, Ajvatovica and other traditional Muslim pilgrimage sites. The number of jobs generated, both directly and indirectly, as well as other indicators of changes in the level of economic or overall development (infrastructure, income, communications, openess, etc) measures the impact of these activities. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]