Mobile lifeworlds: an ethnography of tourism and pilgrimage in the Himalayas

"Mobile Lifeworlds illustrates how the imaginaries and ideals of Western travellers, especially those of untouched nature and spiritual enlightenment, are consistent with media representations of the Himalayan region, romanticism and modernity at large. Blending tourism and pilgrimage, travel a...

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Main Author: Howard, Christopher A. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York, NY Routledge [2017]
In: Routledge studies in pilgrimage, religious travel, and tourism (6)
Year: 2017
Edition:First published
Series/Journal:Routledge studies in pilgrimage, religious travel, and tourism 6
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Himalaya / Tourism / Pilgrimage
B Western world / Himalaya (Motif)
B Himalaya / Tourism / Pilgrimage / Sanctuary / Mobile communication systems / Public opinion
RelBib Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
BL Buddhism
Further subjects:B Sacred Space (Himalaya Mountains)
B Tourism Social aspects (Himalaya Mountains)
B Himalaya Mountains Foreign public opinion, Western
B Mobile communication systems Social aspects (Western countries)
B Himalaya Mountains Religious life and customs
B Himalaya Mountains Description and travel
B Pilgrims and pilgrimages (Himalaya Mountains)
B Mass Media Social aspects (Western countries)
B Public Opinion (Western countries)
B Secularism Social aspects (Western countries)
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