Routledge handbook of religious and spiritual tourism / edited by Daniel H. Olsen and Dallen J. Timothy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olsen, Daniel H., 1973- editor.

Timothy, Dallen J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Religious aspects.

Tourism.

Travel--Religious aspects.

Travel.

Pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge 2021.

Summary:

The Routledge Handbook of Religious and Spiritual Tourism provides a robust and comprehensive state-of-the-art review of the literature in this growing sub-field of tourism. This handbook is split into five distinct sections. The first section covers past and present debates regarding definitions, theories, and concepts related to religious and spiritual tourism. Subsequent sections focus on the supply and demand aspects of religious and spiritual tourism markets, and examine issues related to the management side of these markets around the world. Areas under examination include religious theme parks, the UNESCO branding of religious heritage, gender and performance, popular culture, pilgrimage, environmental impacts, and fear and terrorism, among many others. The final section explores emerging and future directions in religious and spiritual tourism, and proposes an agenda for further research. Interdisciplinary in coverage and international in scope through its authorship and content, this will be essential reading for all students, researchers, and academics interested in Tourism, Religion, Cultural Studies, and Heritage Studies.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of contributors

1 Investigating the intersections between religion, spirituality, and tourism

SECTION I: Definitions, theories, and concepts

2 Pilgrimages, journeys, and outings: the historical mobilities of religious praxis

3 The political economy of religious and spiritual tourism

4 The religious and spiritual dimensions of leisure travel

5 Religion, spirituality, and wellness tourism

6 A new spiritual marketplace: comparing new age and new religious movements in an age of spiritual and religious tourism

7 Fan pilgrimage, religion, and spirituality

8 Secular pilgrimages in a post-secular world? experiential journeys and hope for the future

9 Pilgrimage, tourism, and peace building

SECTION II: Spaces and places

10 Environment as a sacred space: religious and spiritual tourism and environmental concerns in Hinduism

11 Tourism and spirituality: green places, blue spaces, and beyond

12 The religious and spiritual appeal of national parks

13 Religious theme parks

14 Religious and spiritual retreats

15 Religious and spiritual world heritage sites

SECTION III: Motivations, experiences, and performance

16 Travel motivations of pilgrims, religious tourists, and spirituality seekers

17 Volunteer tourism: a spiritual and religious journey of meaning, transcendence, and connectedness

18 Experiences along the Camino de Santiago

19 Gender and performance in the context of religious and spiritual tourism: pilgrimage and sacred mobilities

20 Issues of authenticity in religious and spiritual tourism

21 Aftermath: calculating the effects of pilgrimage

SECTION IV: Managing religious and spiritual tourism.

22 Sociopolitical and economic implications of religious and spiritual tourism

23 The environmental impacts of religious and spiritual tourism

24 Marketing religious and spiritual tourism experiences

25 Managing religious and spiritual tourism sites

26 Managing complex issues in religious and spiritual events, festivals and celebrations

27 The use of information and communication technologies in religious tourism

28 Interpreting religious and spiritual tourism destinations/sites

29 Coexistence between tourists and monks: managing temple-stay tourism at Koyasan, Japan

30 Food and religion: tourism perspectives

31 Safety, fear, risk, and terrorism in the context of religious tourism

32 Religious and spiritual tourism: sustainable development perspectives

SECTION V: Emerging and future directions

33 Religion, spirituality, and tourism: emerging and future directions

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-20101-X

0-429-57511-4

9780429201011

OCLC:

1257076901