Spiritual Tourism : Travel and Religious Practice in Western Society.

This book investigates spiritual tourism - tourism characterised by an intentional search for spiritual benefit - from a contemporary religious studies perspective. Using field research gathered from spiritual tourism locations in Asia and Europe, and utilizing contemporary scholarship on practices...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Norman, Alex
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Continuum International Pub., 2011.
Series:Continuum advances in religious studies.
Subjects:
Tourism > Religious aspects.
Mass media > Religious aspects.
Religion.
Hospitality.
Christian spirituality & religious experience.
Spirituality & religious experience.
Sociology & anthropology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Tourism > Religious aspects
Reise
Religionsausübung
Religiosität
Spiritualität
Tourismus
Tourismus.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Approaching Spiritual Tourism; Part I Finding Spiritual Tourism in the Field; Chapter 2 Rishikesh: The Spiritual Marketplace; Chapter 3 The Camino de Santiago: The Spiritual Workplace; Part II Travel and Religion; Chapter 4 A History of the Idea of Travel; Chapter 5 Theories of Leisured Travel; Chapter 6 Contemporary Forms of Religious Life; Part III Understanding Spiritual Tourism in Context; Chapter 7 India in the Mind of the Spiritual Tourist; Chapter 8 The Camino de Santiago in the Mind of the Spiritual Tourist.
  • Chapter 9 Conclusions: Reading Spiritual TourismAppendix A: List of Informants; Appendix B: Whither Spiritual Tourism?; Bibliography; Index.

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