Women’s Experiences in Religious Tourism: An Investigation into Women’s Involvement in Sabarimala Pilgrimage, Kerala
Preparations for the Sabarimala pilgrimage involves devotees observing a 41 day period of austerity (vrata) during which they practice an ascetic life. Women between the age of 10 and 50 do not visit the shrine at Sabarimala due to long-established customs. However, women do play an important role d...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
2021
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The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 5, Pages: 13-25 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kerala
/ Śabarimala
/ Pilgrimage
/ Woman
/ Support
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Women
B Religious Experience B pilgrimage tourism B Hinduism B spiritual experiences B Sabarimala |
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