Religious Journeys in India: Pilgrims, Tourists and Travelers
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Travel for religious purposes, widely considered to be one of the earliest manifestations tourism, is nowadays a significant global phenomenon. Quite how difficult judge; accur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Politics, Religion & Ideology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2156-7697', '2156-7689']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21567689.2021.1888549