Religious Tourism in Asia: Tradition and Change Through Case Studies and Narratives
The Asia-Pacific region is considered the world's religious core with the greatest number of pilgrims and travellers for religious events, for both international and domestic tourism. This book reviews tourism and sacred sites within Asia, including practical case study examples from across the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
CAB International
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Spiritual tourism
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| Further subjects: | B
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
B Tourism-Asia-Religious aspects-Case studies B Electronic books B Tourism-Asia-Religious aspects |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The Asia-Pacific region is considered the world's religious core with the greatest number of pilgrims and travellers for religious events, for both international and domestic tourism. This book reviews tourism and sacred sites within Asia, including practical case study examples from across the region. Intro -- Half Title -- CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Religious Tourism and Sacred Sites in Asia -- 2 The Rise of Heritage and Religious Tourism to Sacred Sites in Oman -- 3 Entrepreneurship for Religious Tourism in Mumbai, India -- 4 Spiritual Tourism in Sufism in South Asia -- 5 Religious Tourism in Azerbaijan: Current Challenges -- 6 The Sacred in Caves and Mountains: Animist and Christian Interfaces in the Philippines -- 7 Religious Tourism in the Ideological Framework of Chinese Tourism Education -- 8 Religious Tourism: The Beginning of a New Era with Special Reference to India -- 9 Pilgrimage and Historical Tourism on West Java: Learning about History -- 10 To Own the Sacred, to Control the People: A Case Study of the Mahābodhi Temple Complex in Bodhgayā, India -- 11 Branding the Buddha's Birthplace: Exploring Nepal's Potential to Become a Destination of Global Buddhist Tourism -- 12 Religious Migrations in Contemporary Central Asia -- 13 Religious Festival in Tourism: A Comparative Perspective of the Aobao Festival -- 14 To Brand Gandhara, the Ancient Buddhist Centre: Pakistan's Potential to Develop Buddhist Tourism -- 15 Nankana Sahib as 'A Symbol of Religious Coexistence' -- 16 The Destination Marketing Development of Religious Tourism in Uzbekistan: A Case Study -- 17 Religion and Religious Tourism: A Case Study of Kerala -- 18 Discussion Questions -- Index -- Back Cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1786392364 |