Towards a religious view of tourism: Negotiating faith perspectives on tourism

Tourism, Culture and Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-30

  Olsen, Daniel H ^a  

^a BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Religious leaders; Religious tourism; Theology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861931327     PISSN: 1098304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/109830411X13049571092633     Document Type: Article

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