1st Edition
Pilgrimage Events and Economics, Planning and Community Resilience
1. Introduction: Religious Pilgrimage: Conceptualisation, Growing Significance and Sustainable Development 2. The Social Significance of Religion and Its Economic Implications 3. Mythology and Pilgrimage: Exploring the Symbolic Narratives Surrounding the Ambubachi Mela and Its Tourism Dimensions 4. Sacred Footfalls and Economic Uplift: Pilgrimage Tourism as a Catalyst for Entrepreneurship in Northeast India 5. Walking With Faith in Kumbh Mela: Pilgrim Sentiments and Destination Resilience at the Mega Religions Event 6. Religious and Spiritual Tourism Supply Chains in Europe: Sustainability, Stakeholder Integration, and Resilience in Practice 7. Pilgrimage, Livelihood, and Environmental Care on Con Dao Island: A Community-Centered Perspective on Sustainable Religious Tourism 8. Pilgrimage, Pollution, and the State: Environmental Disruption at the Mahakumbh Mela 9. Mass, Meaning, and Movement Framework: Case Study on Crowd Dynamics in Religious Tourism Fairs 10. Tour Guides and Religious Pilgrimage Guided Tours, Function and Pattern Analysis From Jordan
Biography
Surabhi Srivastava is a senior researcher (ICSSR Fellow, Ministry of Education, New Delhi), affiliated with the University of Kota, Rajasthan, India. With 24 years as an educator, postdoctoral fellow, author, and editor of 12 books under national and international publications, she is proficient at delving into the prospects for heritage tourism and award-winning alternative tourism strategies.
Anita Medhekar is a senior lecturer in economics and affiliated with Central Queensland University (CQU), Rockhampton, Australia, with 35 years of teaching, curriculum development, and research and experience. She has received numerous best research paper awards. Her research interests are in international trade, tourism and health economics, Asia, Australia, and South Asian economic development and growth. Anita has numerous refereed publications in journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters, with eight edited books with international publishers.
