Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to Spiritual and Religious Journeys / Ruth Dowson, Razaq Raj and M. Jabar Yaqub -- The Role of Ritual in Sacred Journeys / Ruth Dowson -- Motivations of the Pilgrim to Attend the Annual Pilgrimage of Hajj / M. Jabar Yaqub -- Islamic Motivation for Tourism and Contradictions of the American Tradition / Maximiliano E. Korstanje -- From Spiritualism to a New Paradigm in Tourism: Spiritual Tourism and Motivations / �Ozlem G�uzel and Ay�ca Sariyildiz -- The Selfie in Islamic Pilgrimages as a Communication Tool in Hajj and Umrah / Shin Yasuda -- Spiritual Motivation for Religious Tourism Destinations / Jaffer Idris -- Pilgrim Tourist Motivations in Religious Heritage, Culture and Art / Anne Lid�en -- Diminishing Religious Cultural Heritage of Holy Makkah and Medina due to Commercialization of the Sacred Event / Jahanzeeb Qurashi -- Managing the Physical Environment of the Sacred Tourist Destination / �Ozlem G�uzel, �Ilker �Sahin and Seda Yetimo�glu -- Motivations to Visit Sacred Historical Objects: the Lindisfarne Gospels' Visit to Durham 2013: a Sacred Journey? / Ruth Dowson -- Visiting with a Mission(ary): Engaging with Stakeholders at New Zealand Heritage Sites / Jane Legget and Suzanne Histen -- The Pilgrim Goes to the Festival: Changes in Daily Life Caused by the Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abadia in Romaria, Brazil / Luana Moreira Marques, Vicente de Paulo da Silva and Jean Carlos Vieira Santos -- Managing Catholic Churches and Sacred Sites for Protestant Visitors to Malta / Dane Munro -- The Ancient Wisdom and Motivation of Shams-i Tabrezi or Analogy of Contemporary Systems Science and Shams-i Tabrezi Ancient Wisdom / Tadeja Jere Jakulin Inbound and Outbound Religious Tourism in Turkey / Onur Akbulut and Yakin Ekin -- Walking the Way of St James: Spiritual Journeys to the Cathedrals of Sport / Richard Keith Wright.

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 studies of the processes and impacts of managing motivational elements of spiritual journeys, and Part 3 contains international case studies. The book has 17 chapters and a subject index.

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