Situating the self in religious tourism research: An author's reflexive perspective

Tourism

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-227

  McIntosh, Alison J ^a  

^a Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Reflexivity; Religious tourism; Spirituality; Subjective experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650592883     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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