Discussion questions are presented for each chapter of this book on religious tourism in Asia.

This chapter offers an introduction to spiritual and religious tourism experiences, including the concept of the 'tourist-worshipper' continuum, before presenting an overview of the book's contents.

This chapter defines Islamic tourism and presents an overview of the book's chapters.

Discussion questions are presented for each of the chapter in this book about risk and safety challenges in religious tourism and events.

This chapter discusses ways in which religious tourism can develop community cohesion and, drawing on history, discusses whether a cohesive society is possible in conflicting times. The chapter discusses a mechanism for creating stronger community cohesion through religious and faith organizations.

This introductory chapter offers a background discussion on the theory of religious tourism and on religious pilgrimage in conflict regions, before outlining the overall structure of the book.

This book provides insights into the development and management of sacred journeys, and the varying motivations for undertaking such journeys. The book is divided into three distinct parts. Part 1 aims to contribute towards the development of theoretical perspectives in the field. Part 2 undertakes ...

This book focuses on Islamic tourism, including halal tourism and religious tourism and pilgrimage. It covers the theoretical framework and development of Islamic tourism, as well as the management and marketing of destinations. Global case studies are presented, highlighting the challenges and...

The purpose of this chapter is to present religious tourism in the Sultanate of Oman and to determine the potential of mosque tourism as a means to contribute towards visitors' cultural experience enrichment. The chapter presents and discusses a classification of Oman's religious sites, including...

This chapter debates the nature of Islamic tourism and the limitations and contradictions of the American tradition, a new emerging academic school that dates back tourism as a direct result of the Industrial Revolution. The chapter puts the American tradition and its development of secularization...