{"product_id":"tourism-religion-and-spiritual-journeys-hardback","title":"Tourism, Religion and Spiritual Journeys - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eReligion and spirituality are still among the most common motivations for travel - many major tourism destinations have developed largely as a result of their connections to sacred people, places and events. Providing a comprehensive assessment of the primary issues and concepts related to this intersection of tourism and religion, this revealing book gives a balanced discussion of both the theoretical and applied subjects that destination planners, religious organizations, scholars, and tourism service providers must deal with on a daily basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together a distinguished list of contributors, this volume takes a global approach and incorporates substantial empirical cases from Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, New Ageism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and the spiritual philosophies of East Asia. On a conceptual level, it considers, amongst other topics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003econtested heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe pilgrim-tourist dichotomy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esecularization of pilgrimage experiences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereligious humanism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eeducational aspects of religious tourism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommodification of religious icons and services.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vibrant collection of essays, this outstanding book discusses many important practices, paradigms, and problems that are currently being examined and debated. It raises an array of significant and interesting questions and as such is a valuable resource for students, scholars and researchers of tourism, religion and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45565050159342,"sku":"9780415354455","price":260.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415354455.jpg?v=1720674846","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/tourism-religion-and-spiritual-journeys-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}