Taoism, temples and tourists: The case of Mazu pilgrimage tourism

Tourism Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 581-588

 

^a Sam) Shih   (New Zealand)

^b Sam) Shih   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mazu belief; Pilgrimage; Taiwan; Taoism

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HERITAGE TOURISM; RELIGION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 67349278175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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