This book investigates spiritual tourism-tourism characterised by an intentional search for
spiritual benefit-from a contemporary religious studies perspective. Using field research …

This book is the first to examine the depth, complexity and uniqueness of global Christian
pilgrimage, travel and tourism, and how they manifest in terms of both supply and demand. It …

Travel for religious and/or spiritual reasons has long been a motivator for human mobility.
Reaching back possibly as long as humanity has existed (Timothy & Olsen 2006a; Butler & …

As a defining aspect of contemporary societies (Scholte, 2005), globalisation refers to the
development of an increasingly borderless world where flows and exchanges of people …

The aim of this study is to understand how perceived benefits are evoked by an exhausted
body on pilgrimages to religious sites that require severe physical stamina. Taking the …

About two hundred kilometers west of the city of Karachi, in the desert of Baluchistan,
Pakistan, sits the shrine of the Hindu Goddess Hinglaj. Despite the temple's ancient Hindu …

The historic Spiritualist village of Lily Dale, New York, is a popular summer tourist
destination in America, attracting approximately 20,000 visitors per year. This research …

research on the tourist experience. It draws together multidisciplinary perspectives from
leading tourism scholars to explore emergent tourist behaviours and motivations. This …

Sažetak This paper examines the development of religious/Christian heritage tourism within
Northern Ireland. Through the views of stakeholders across the public and private sector of …

For centuries, people have traveled to sacred sites for multiple reasons, ranging from the
performance of religious rituals to curiosity. As the numbers of visitors to religious heritage …