1st Edition
Religious Heritage and Tourism in South Asia
1. Introduction: Key Concepts in Religious Heritage and Tourism in South Asia 2. Hindu Religious Heritage and Tourism 3. Islamic Heritage, Religious Travel, and Tourism in South Asia 4. South Asia: The Roots of Buddhism 5. Religious Tourism at Sikh Holy Places in South Asia 6. Jain Heritage and Tourism in India 7. Colonialism, Christianity, and Heritage Tourism in South Asia 8. Philosophical Underpinnings of Yoga Tourism in Contemporary Times 9. Saints, Devotional Empires, and Neo-Heritage Destinations 10. The (Re)Production of Religious Heritage for Tourism in South Asia 11. Pilgrimage, Thresholds, and Sacred Geographies of Death 12. Marketing Religious Heritage for Tourism in South Asia 13. Pilgrimage Circuits, Folk Religion, and Migration: The Cults of the Vindhyanchal and Deccan Regions 14. The Perils of 'Conserving and Safeguarding' Religious Heritage Sites in India 15. Religious Events and Performances for Tourism in South Asia 16. Sustaining Religious Heritage for Tourism in South Asia: Issues and Challenges
Biography
Dallen J. Timothy is Professor of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University, USA, and Senior Global Futures Scientist at the Julie Anne Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. He is also a visiting professor at centers and programs in Spain, China, Mexico, Jordan, South Africa, and Azerbaijan. Professor Timothy is the founding editor of the Journal of Heritage Tourism and serves on the editorial boards of 25 scientific journals.
Kiran A. Shinde works on religious and cultural heritage, tourism, urban planning, destination management, and related topics. With five books and over 70 research articles published in high-ranking journals and books with reputed publishers, he is considered a leading scholar in research on religious, cultural, and heritage tourism and their intersections with urban planning and management.
