This book examines both specific issues and more general problems stemming from the interaction of religion, travel and tourism with hospitality and culture, as well as the implications for site management and interpretation. It explores the oldest form of religious tourism – pilgrimage – from its original form to the multiple spiritual and secular variations practised today, along with issues and conflicts arising from the collision of religion, politics and tourism. The volume considers the impact of tourism and tourist numbers on religious features, communities and phenomena, including the deliberate involvement of some religious agencies in tourism. It also addresses the ways in which religious beliefs and philosophies affect the behaviour and perceptions of tourists as well as hosts. The book illustrates how different faiths interact with tourism and the issues of catering for religious tourists of the major faiths, as well as managing the interaction between increasing numbers of secular tourists and pilgrims at religious sites.
Tabella dei contenuti
List of Contributors
List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Biographies
1. Wantanee Suntikul and Richard Butler: Tourism and Religion; Origins, Interactions and Issues
Faiths and Tourism
2. John King: Indigenous Tourism: The Most Ancient of Journeys
3. Kevin O’Gorman: Origins of Hospitality in Monastic and Christian Orders
4. Razaq Raj and Kristel Kessler: Inspiration for Muslims to Visit Mosques
5. Noga Collins and Nimrod Luz: Judaism and Tourism over the Ages: The Impacts of Technology, Geopolitics and the Changing Political Landscape
6. Yuji Nakanishi: Shintoism and Travel in Japan
7. Pushkar Kanvinde and Binumol Tom: Hinduism and Tourism
8. Cora Wong: The Monks and Nuns of Pu-Tuo as Custodians of their Sacred Buddhist Site
Issues and Problems
9. Matina Terzidou, Caroline Scarles and Mark Saunders: The Vow and Tourist Travel
10. Noga Collins-Kreiner and Deborah Shmueli: Politics, Tourism, Religion, and Conflicts: A Suggested Framing Framework
11. Rami K. Isaac: Religious Tourism in Palestine: Challenges and Opportunities
12. David Mercer: Marketing Myanmar: The Religion/Tourism Nexus in a Fragile Polity
13. Elina Ostrometskaia and Kevin Griffin: Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage in Russia
Secular Tourism in Sacred Places
14. Silvia Aulet Serralonga: Spiritual Tourism in Europe, the SPIRIT-Youth Project
15. Dallen J. Timothy and Daniel H. Olsen: Religious Routes, Pilgrim Trails: Spiritual Pathways as Tourism Resources
16. Simon Curtis: Reaching Out – Engagement through Events and Festivals – the Cathedrals of England
17. Daniel H. Olsen and Dallen J. Timothy: Tourism, Salt Lake City, and the Cultural Heritage of Mormonism
18. Amos S. Ron: Religious needs in the tourism industry: the perspective of Abrahamic tradition
Conclusions
19. Richard Butler and Wantanee Suntikul: Tourism and Religion: Themes, Issues and Conclusions
Circa l’autore
Wantanee Suntikul’s recent books include “Tourism and Political Change”, “Tourism and Political Change” (2nd ed.), “Tourism and War”, and “Tourism and Religion: Issues and Implication”. Dr Suntikul is Joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Tourism, Culture & Communication”. Her other interests include gastronomy and tourism.
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