Spiritual and religious tourism : motivations and management / edited by Ruth Dowson, Jabar Yaqub and Razaq Raj.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dowson, Ruth, editor.

Yaqub, M. Jabar, editor.

Raj, Razaq, editor.

C.A.B. International, issuing body.

Series:

CABI religious tourism and pilgrimage series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Religious aspects--Case studies.

Tourism.

Travel--Religious aspects.

Travel.

Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Psychology.

Pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Sacred space--Management.

Sacred space.

Management.

Tourism--Religious aspects.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 196 pages) : illustrations, charts.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book provides insights into the development and management of sacred journeys, and the varying motivations for undertaking such journeys. The book is divided into three distinct parts. Part 1 aims to contribute towards the development of theoretical perspectives in the field. Part 2 undertakes studies of the processes and impacts of managing motivational elements of spiritual journeys, and Part 3 contains international case studies. The book has 17 chapters and a subject index.

Contents:

Introduction to Spiritual and Religious Journeys / Ruth Dowson, Razaq Raj and M. Jabar Yaqub

The Role of Ritual in Sacred Journeys / Ruth Dowson

Motivations of the Pilgrim to Attend the Annual Pilgrimage of Hajj / M. Jabar Yaqub

Islamic Motivation for Tourism and Contradictions of the American Tradition / Maximiliano E. Korstanje

From Spiritualism to a New Paradigm in Tourism: Spiritual Tourism and Motivations / Özlem Güzel and Ayça Sariyildiz

The Selfie in Islamic Pilgrimages as a Communication Tool in Hajj and Umrah / Shin Yasuda

Spiritual Motivation for Religious Tourism Destinations / Jaffer Idris

Pilgrim Tourist Motivations in Religious Heritage, Culture and Art / Anne Lidén

Diminishing Religious Cultural Heritage of Holy Makkah and Medina due to Commercialization of the Sacred Event / Jahanzeeb Qurashi

Managing the Physical Environment of the Sacred Tourist Destination / Özlem Güzel, İlker Şahin and Seda Yetimoğlu

Motivations to Visit Sacred Historical Objects: the Lindisfarne Gospels' Visit to Durham 2013: a Sacred Journey? / Ruth Dowson

Visiting with a Mission(ary): Engaging with Stakeholders at New Zealand Heritage Sites / Jane Legget and Suzanne Histen

The Pilgrim Goes to the Festival: Changes in Daily Life Caused by the Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abadia in Romaria, Brazil / Luana Moreira Marques, Vicente de Paulo da Silva and Jean Carlos Vieira Santos

Managing Catholic Churches and Sacred Sites for Protestant Visitors to Malta / Dane Munro

The Ancient Wisdom and Motivation of Shams-i Tabrezi or Analogy of Contemporary Systems Science and Shams-i Tabrezi Ancient Wisdom / Tadeja Jere Jakulin Inbound and Outbound Religious Tourism in Turkey / Onur Akbulut and Yakin Ekin

Walking the Way of St James: Spiritual Journeys to the Cathedrals of Sport / Richard Keith Wright.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (viewed September 5, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Spiritual and religious tourism.

ISBN:

9781786394187

9781786394170

Access Restriction:

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