The Routledge Handbook of Religious and Spiritual Tourism

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures List of tables List of contributors 1 Investigating the intersections between religion, spirituality, and tourism SECTION I: Definitions, theories, and concepts 2 Pilgrimages, journeys, and outings: the historical mobilities of religious praxis 3 The political economy of religious and spiritual tourism 4 The religious and spiritual dimensions of leisure travel 5 Religion, spirituality, and wellness tourism 6 A new spiritual marketplace: comparing new age and new religious movements in an age of spiritual and religious tourism 7 Fan pilgrimage, religion, and spirituality 8 Secular pilgrimages in a post-secular world? experiential journeys and hope for the future 9 Pilgrimage, tourism, and peace building SECTION II: Spaces and places 10 Environment as a sacred space: religious and spiritual tourism and environmental concerns in Hinduism 11 Tourism and spirituality: green places, blue spaces, and beyond 12 The religious and spiritual appeal of national parks 13 Religious theme parks 14 Religious and spiritual retreats 15 Religious and spiritual world heritage sites SECTION III: Motivations, experiences, and performance 16 Travel motivations of pilgrims, religious tourists, and spirituality seekers 17 Volunteer tourism: a spiritual and religious journey of meaning, transcendence, and connectedness 18 Experiences along the Camino de Santiago 19 Gender and performance in the context of religious and spiritual tourism: pilgrimage and sacred mobilities 20 Issues of authenticity in religious and spiritual tourism 21 Aftermath: calculating the effects of pilgrimage SECTION IV: Managing religious and spiritual tourism 22 Sociopolitical and economic implications of religious and spiritual tourism 23 The environmental impacts of religious and spiritual tourism 24 Marketing religious and spiritual tourism experiences 25 Managing religious and spiritual tourism sites 26 Managing complex issues in religious and spiritual events, festivals and celebrations 27 The use of information and communication technologies in religious tourism 28 Interpreting religious and spiritual tourism destinations/sites 29 Coexistence between tourists and monks: managing temple-stay tourism at Koyasan, Japan 30 Food and religion: tourism perspectives 31 Safety, fear, risk, and terrorism in the context of religious tourism 32 Religious and spiritual tourism: sustainable development perspectives SECTION V: Emerging and future directions 33 Religion, spirituality, and tourism: emerging and future directions Index