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Edited by Kiran A. Shinde, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University and Joseph M. Cheer, Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Heritage, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University, Australia<i>‘Historically, religious journey is assumed to be the oldest motive of human movement. Over time it became a popular tradition and has been studied in different contexts. These ten essays offer a critical appraisal of the literature, representing studies from Asia, Europe, India, and Japan. Fresh issues such as marketing, place attachment, the dark side of pilgrimage, spirituality, sacred geography, reciprocity between pilgrimage and religious journey are examined and illustrated with case studies, both in terms of theoretical construction and application. The messages conveyed in this anthology will provide a radiant platform linking perspectives, problems, and prospectives for deeper understanding and new dimensions of research in this field.’</i>
- Rana P.B. Singh, President (Asia), RWYC- Reconnecting With Your Culture (-a member of UNESCO),
<i>‘This important new book by Kiran A. Shinde and Joseph M. Cheer finally provides us with a brand-new Research Agenda for religious tourism! For this reason it is a must-read, especially for those interested or engaged in studying, managing, developing, and understanding the complex, varied phenomena of religious tourism and pilgrimage.’</i>
- Noga Collins-Kreiner, University of Haifa, Israel,
<i>‘In their commendable call to develop new agendas for studying religious tourism, Shinde and Cheer and their contributors cover a wide area geographically, methodologically, politically, and theoretically. They raise questions relevant to all who study pilgrimage, religious travel, and tourism, and highlight areas, from the role of the state to environmental and economic issues, that are essential to current and future research agendas.’</i>
- Ian Reader, University of Manchester, UK,
<i>‘Skilfully assembled and sensitively edited, the chapters in this book are fascinating and challenging, ranging from reimagined futures for sites and virtual reality, to historical analysis and theoretical visioning. It presents many important challenges and sets agendas for future work in this exciting and evolving area of investigation.’</i>
- from the Foreword by Kevin A. Griffin, Technological University Dublin, Ireland,
Incisive and interdisciplinary, this Research Agenda broaches topics that have been under-researched within religious tourism, including: place attachment and marketing; memory and modification of sacred landscapes for tourism needs; the darker sides of religious tourism; multi-stakeholder governance; mission-trips; and allied forms of tourism.
With contributions from top scholars, the book includes cases from across Europe and Asia, exploring pilgrimage sacred landscapes for different religions. Building on emerging themes including the importance of governance, conflicts associated with pilgrimage and religious tourism, gender and gendered dimensions, resilience in the wake of the recent pandemic, and newer ways of performing religious tourism such as virtual reality, it sets a research agenda for future inquiry.
This thought-provoking Research Agenda will be a valuable resource for scholars of tourism, human geography, heritage studies, anthropology, and religious studies.