Host Communities and Pilgrimage Tourism - Asia and Beyond (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)

This book delves into topics on pilgrimage travel and communities from a variety of perspectives through academic research based on the Middle East, Northeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe, where sacred sites have become of great importance for both international and domestic tourism. In particular, Europe and Asia possess a high volume of world-renowned pilgrimage sites that are currently being developed as tourism destinations in their respective countries, such as Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Lourdes (France), and Koyasan (Japan). This book includes studies on these two continents that harbor both a great history of pilgrimage tradition, as well as tourism development related to religious travel. The book importantly covers the role of the community in religious tourism, as well as the impact on the locals, which is comparatively an unexplored area. Whilst pilgrimage is seen as an effective tool to revitalize local economies, this book also reveals the different challenges to achieving this goal. Realizing the importance of the interrelationship of community and pilgrimage travel, as well as the lack of studies on it, this book seeks to address this research gap through 14 chapters divided into two parts, ‘Communities and Constestation’ and ‘Pilgrimage Shaping Communities’. To ensure diverse perspectives, case studies from different Eurasian countries, written by authors with expertise in the study of pilgrimage and religious travel, are included. Readers can expect to gain new perspectives by having a deeper comprehension of the ‘community side‘ of pilgrimage travel in Eurasia, and thus an integral understanding of contemporary pilgrimage

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Perspectives on Asian Tourism
Release date:	May 2023
First published:	2023
Editors:	Ricardo Nicolas Progano • Joseph M Cheer • Xosé Manuel Santos
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	233
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-981-19-9676-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	981-19-9676-8
Barcode:	9789811996764

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