Exploring the Experiences of Women on Muslim Pilgrimage: A Study of Hazaratbal Shrine in Kashmir

The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of women at Hazaratbal shrine in Kashmir also known as Madinut-ul-Sani (second Madina). In spite of growing interest of scholars in sacred tourism research, little efforts are made to examine female perception of holy shrine experiences. The author...

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Authors: Shah, Ab Qayoom (Author) ; Shafi, Aneesa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology 2022
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2022, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 107-115
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hazratbal-Moschee (Srinagar) / Pilgrimage / Woman
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Women
B Experience
B shrine pilgrimage
B Perception
B Muslim
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Summary:The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of women at Hazaratbal shrine in Kashmir also known as Madinut-ul-Sani (second Madina). In spite of growing interest of scholars in sacred tourism research, little efforts are made to examine female perception of holy shrine experiences. The authors collected data through interviews and participant observation of female pilgrims/visitors, at the shrine. The theoretical base of the study is the phenomenological work of Schultz. After the completion of analysis, five main categories of perceptions appeared which attract women visitors to Hazaratbal shrine namely prayer and worship, thanksgiving, healing, learning and heritage.
ISSN:2009-7379
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.21427/mz1x-rd45