This book investigates spiritual tourism - tourism characterised by an intentional search for spiritual benefit - from a contemporary religious studies perspective.
Describing a great variety of funeral ritual from major world religions and from local traditions, this book shows how cultures not only cope with corpses but also create an added value for living through the encouragement of afterlife beliefs.
The majority of the British population no longer attend church and, consequently, lack familiarity with the Christian tradition, its stories, language and metaphors.
Judaism has survived for four millennia, and many of its customs, laws, and traditions have remained exactly the same today as in the days of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Has Christmas ever seemed too much to grasp with its rushing here and there to buy and exchange gifts, to visit and feast with all the relatives and friends, and to celebrate until your heart is so worn out that it can no longer find any meaning in the feast at all?
Conducted by officially appointed exorcists or by maverick priests sidestepping Christian sanctions, by evangelical ministers and Episcopal charismatics, the ancient rite of exorcism is flourishing in the new millennium.
No matter where you are in your own spiritual work, Where Two Worlds Touch can show you how to harness the power of an experience we all share and often fear: change.
Watching in disbelief as his computer was struck by lightning in 2007, Harry Bucknall had no idea that the subsequent trail of events would lead him to Rome five years later, on foot.
Watching in disbelief as his computer was struck by lightning in 2007, Harry Bucknall had no idea that the subsequent trail of events would lead him to Rome five years later, on foot.
The Harlot by the Side of the Road is the first book to shed light on strange biblical passages which have largely been ignored by ministers, priests and rabbies because they semed too awkward to examine.
Journeys to a Graveyard examines the descriptions provided by eight Russian writers of journeys made to western European countries between 1697 and 1880.
In Zeiten von Klimawandel, Pandemien und weltweiter Ungleichheit polarisieren Reisen und Tourismus stark - während deren wirtschaftliche Bedeutung weiter steigt.
En México, el modelo de turismo sostenible fue propuesto por la Secretaría de Turismo en el Programa Sectorial de Turismo 2020-2024, en respuesta a los compromisos internacionales con la Agenda 2030 y los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible.
Christian Tourist Attractions, Mythmaking, and Identity Formation examines a sampling of contemporary Christian tourist attractions that position visitors as the inheritors of ancient, sacred traditions and make claims about the truth of the historical narratives that they promote.
Christian Tourist Attractions, Mythmaking, and Identity Formation examines a sampling of contemporary Christian tourist attractions that position visitors as the inheritors of ancient, sacred traditions and make claims about the truth of the historical narratives that they promote.
A guide to theory and practice in key areas of leisure management and planning in the leisure industries, for undergraduates, HND students, and those on post-experience and postgraduate courses.
Evolving traveller expectations, pressures to reduce emissions and a need to preserve popular destinations from over-tourism and climate change are creating untold disruption in the travel industry.
Evolving traveller expectations, pressures to reduce emissions and a need to preserve popular destinations from over-tourism and climate change are creating untold disruption in the travel industry.
This book features a collection of high-quality and peer-reviewed papers from the 2024 8th International Conference on Applied Economics and Business, which was held in Munich, Germany during August 23-25, 2024.
This volume, with essays by leading archaeologists and prehistorians, considers how prehistoric humans attempted to recognise, understand and conceptualise death.
