Tourism and Religion : : Issues and Implications /

Tourism and Religion : : Issues and Implications / / ed. by Richard Butler, Wantanee Suntikul.

This book examines both specific issues and more general problems stemming from the interaction of religion, travel and tourism with hospitality and culture, as well as the implications for site management and interpretation. It explores the oldest form of religious tourism - pilgrimage - from its o...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Contemporary 2016-2020
MitwirkendeR:
Butler, Richard,
Collins-Kreiner, Noga,
Curtis, Simon,
Griffin, Kevin,
In Wong, Cora Un,
Isaac, Rami K.,
Kanvinde, Pushkar,
Kessler, Kristel,
King, John,
Luz, Nimrod,
Mercer, David,
Nakanishi, Yuji,
O'Gorman, Kevin,
Olsen, Daniel H.,
Ostrometskaia, Elina,
Raj, Razaq,
Ron, Amos S.,
Saunders, Mark,
Scarles, Caroline,
Serrallonga, Silvia Aulet,
Shmueli, Deborah,
Suntikul, Wantanee,
Terzidou, Matina,
Timothy, Dallen J.,
Tom, Binumol,
HerausgeberIn:
Butler, Richard,
Suntikul, Wantanee,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Aspects of Tourism ; 83
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Tourism and Religion: Origins, Interactions and Issues
  • Part 1: Faiths and Tourism
  • Introduction
  • 2 Indigenous Tourism: The Most Ancient of Journeys
  • 3 Origins of Hospitality in Monastic and Christian Orders
  • 4 Inspiration for Muslims to Visit Mosques
  • 5 Judaism and Tourism Over the Ages: The Impacts of Technology, Geopolitics and the Changing Political Landscape
  • 6 Shintoism and Travel in Japan
  • 7 Hinduism and Tourism
  • 8 The Monks and Nuns of Pu- Tuo as Custodians of Their Sacred Buddhist Site
  • Part 2: Issues and Problems
  • Introduction
  • 9 The Vow and Tourist Travel
  • 10 Politics, Tourism, Religion and Confl icts: A Suggested Framing Framework
  • 11 Religious Tourism in Palestine: Challenges and Opportunities
  • 12 Marketing Myanmar: The Religion/Tourism Nexus in a Fragile Polity
  • 13 Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage in Russia
  • Part 3: Secular Tourism in Sacred Places
  • Introduction
  • 14 Spiritual Tourism in Europe: The SPIRIT-Youth Project
  • 15 Religious Routes, Pilgrim Trails: Spiritual Pathways as Tourism Resources
  • 16 Reaching Out - Engagement Through Events and Festivals - The Cathedrals of England
  • 17 Tourism, Salt Lake City and the Cultural Heritage of Mormonism
  • 18 Religious Needs in the Tourism Industry: The Perspective of Abrahamic Traditions
  • 19 Tourism and Religion: Themes, Issues and Conclusions
  • Index

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