Interações entre a carstologia e a geografia cultural

Abstract

The karst landscape and the caves can be perceived by several people in an equally varied way. From the layman to the scientist, especially caves, assume different meanings according to historical and cultural conditions of a particular society. Therefore, we one can say that the human relationship with caves is not really new in the history of mankind. It is also not less new the motivation for their use as shelters, safe houses and sacred places. Thus, caves and karst are important historical and geographic records of specific regions. Often they present common features of various cultures as shown throughout this work. As a general objective of this research, it is proposed the investigation of the cultural use of karst and caves based on the Cultural Tourism. The objective is to undertake a study that helps to promote the dissemination of the cultural use of karst and caves as well contribute to the discussions on the religious use of caves and insert this topic in the studies of the geography of religion in particular and of the Cultural Geography in general.