Balancing tourism and religious experience: understanding devotees' perspectives on Thaipusam in Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
Among the many personas of cultural heritage offered to global tourism, religious or faith-based tourism is perhaps the least prominent.However, this often-ignored component of tourism resources is turning into a booming business, as can be seen in the case of Mecca and Jerusalem. In essence, religi...
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Main Author: | Kasim, Azilah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2011
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Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/12341/1/193.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/12341/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19368623.2011.562437 |
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