Host Communities and Pilgrimage Tourism

Chapter 1 Introduction to Host Communities and Pilgrimage Tourism: Asia and Beyond

Chapter 2 Sacred Spaces and the ‘Other’: Social Distance, Functional Distance, and Two Pilgrimage Sites in Asia

Chapter 3 Development of Tourism Governance for Religious Tourism: A New Form of Local Community in Najaf, Iraq

Chapter 5 Monastic Hosts’ Sentiments Toward Hosting Buddhist Associations’ Group Pilgrims: The Case of Pu-Tuo

Chapter 6 Pilgrimage Tourism to Sacred Places of High Himalaya and Its Impact on Residents across Generations. The Case of Yamunotri Temple

Chapter 8 Pilgrimage Tourism in Palestine: The Backbone of the Palestinian Economy

Chapter 9 Pilgrimage Tourism, Accessibility and Local Communities in Western Countries. The Camino de Santiago de Compostela and the via Francigena for All

Chapter 10 Hindu Pilgrimages (India) and Religious Functionaries

Chapter 11 The Network of the Way of St. James in Poland – Genesis, Development As Well as Religious, Cultural and Socio-Economic Impact

Chapter 12 Sacred Architecture as a Resource for the Development of Religious Tourism in the Regions of Ukraine

Chapter 13 Pilgrimage, Means of Transportation and Its Effects on Host Communities

Chapter 14 Pilgrimage Tourism Afterword: Emergent Themes and Implications