Tourism, religion and spiritual journeys:

Religion and spirituality are still among the most common motivations for travel - many major tourism destinations have developed largely as a result of their connections to sacred people, places and events. Providing a comprehensive assessment of the primary issues and concepts related to this inte...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London [u.a.] Routledge 2006
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility 4
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Zusammenfassung:Religion and spirituality are still among the most common motivations for travel - many major tourism destinations have developed largely as a result of their connections to sacred people, places and events. Providing a comprehensive assessment of the primary issues and concepts related to this intersection of tourism and religion, this revealing book gives a balanced discussion of both the theoretical and applied subjects that destination planners, religious organizations, scholars, and tourism service providers must deal with on a daily basis. Bringing together a distinguished list of contributors, this volume takes a global approach and incorporates substantial empirical cases from Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, New Ageism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and the spiritual philosophies of East Asia. On a conceptual level, it considers, amongst other topics: contested heritage, the pilgrim-tourist dichotomy, secularization of pilgrimage experiences, religious humanism, educational aspects of religious tourism, and commodification of religious icons and services.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:XIV, 285 S. graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:0415354455
9780415354455