Impact of Globalisation on Religious Tourism: The Case of Vrindavan, India

The term ‘religious tourism’ refers to travel that is primarily inspired by spiritual beliefs (Smith, 2012). It serves as one of humanity’s oldest religious practices as well as one of the earliest examples of tourism (Timothy, 2011). Due in the main to the numerous sacred places that are dispersed...

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Auteurs: Gupta, Charlie (Auteur) ; Gahalot, Ridhu Dhan (Auteur)
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Publié: Dublin Institute of Technology 2024
Dans: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Année: 2024, Volume: 11, Numéro: 6, Pages: 1-14
Sujets non-standardisés:B religious commodification
B pilgrimage patterns
B spatial transformation
B Globalisation
B Religious Tourism
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