… , and with the multiple perspectives from which religious tourism can be considered, it is
likely that defining religious tourism and who is a religious tourist will continue to stimulate much …

… On the one hand, from a religious perspective, religious tourism is separate from other
forms of tourism because it is characterized by its aims, motivations, and destinations (Liszewski …

… The drive to address the lacunae evident in the research on religious tourism is central to
the respective endeavours that underpin this volume. Religion as a driver for travel more …

… nature of tourism, religion, pilgrimage and religious tourism, the idea for this book developed.
… The concluding chapter consolidates many of the main issues and concepts touched upon …

… of religious groups in the changing religious markets in China, but it also offers, for the first
time, responses to major criticisms of religious … approach to the study of religion, has met with …

… of religion and tourism through the term ‘religious tourism’, a brief review of the literature on
religious tourist … experiences are then discussed before concluding with a less than definitive …

… motivated because of religion, making religious tourism the largest tourism niche market in
the … In Section 5, Dallen Timothy and Daniel Olsen conclude this handbook by discussing …

… xiii), making religious tourism and pilgrimage travel one of the world’s largest … Several
scholars conclude that the use of religious heritage in tourism development is not surprising, …

… established as a religious tourism destination; 3) if the development of religious tourism is
beneficial to the local economy and the communities within which the religious attractions are …

… are religious and political tourism. A review of the literature on political tourism and religious
tourism reveals that tourists who have interest in things political and religious share similar …