The Shikoku pilgrimage has, until very recently, seen significant growth in pilgrim numbers and appears, as such, to provide a counter-example the general trend evident surveys studies of declining engagement religious practices Japan. However, two caveats are needed here: have started fall last decade, those doing often recent times viewed their pilgrimages journeys self-discovery which identi...

Heat-related illnesses, such as heat stroke, are relatively uncommon in temperate climates. Much of the clinical experience comes from Saudi Arabia (where there is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca) and the military. Case reports and review articles are not commonly seen in anaesthesiarelated journals. The intention of this article is to review the available literature on heat stroke and to discuss...

Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The 2012 Hajj is expected to gather over two million Muslims from more than 180 countries across the globe between 24 and 29 October and is by far the largest mass gathering in the world. With the Hajj approaching, the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia has issued information in Arabic and English about health requiremen...

hajj and pilgrimage is the most important source of providing human resource for pilgrimage caravans. without a doubt, the heads of this organization need to be trained. based on this need, this study seeks to identify and rank the training needs of hajj caravan actors. the population of this study includes all the managers/administrators of hajj caravans in 2013.a sample of 222 managers/admini...

The research presented in the article is basis for subsequent development of concept religious tourism framework expansion domestic and inbound Russian tourism. Based on various ideas about pilgrimage, authors assessed current state tourism, clarified conceptual framework; conducted a study system marketing promotion pilgrimage evaluated activities centers organizing tours international trips; ...