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Book Synopsis1. Introduction.- Part 1: Tourism, Religion, and Spiritual Journeys.- 2. Religious Tourism: Unveiling the Role of Authenticity and Emotional Solidarity in Enhancing Tourists' Memorable Experiences and Destination Loyalty.- 3. Role of Religion in Engaging Religious Tourists in Pro-Environmental Behavior.- 4. Immersive and Transformative Spiritual Experiences: From the Inner Self to the Sense of Belonging to a Community.- 5. Religious Tourism as an Educational Experience.- 6. Exploring the Multifaceted Impact of Religious Tourism: A Multidisciplinary Perspective.- 7. Exploring the Dynamics of Religious Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis of Pilgrimage Sites and Modern Trends.- 8. A Profile Analysis of Travelers Participating in a Mass Gathering Religious Event.- 9. Religious Tourism Phenomena Evolution and Future Research Perspectives.- Part 2: Case Studies: Intersections Between Tourism and Religion.- 10. Tourist Destination Placement and Supported Architectural Digital Tools for Cultural Pilgrimage Tourism Lefkada Island.- 11. Religious Tourism and Local Development in Samos Island.- 12. Sustainable Development Practices in Tourism and Hospitality Industry: The Case Study of Garhwal Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand, India.- 13. A Heavenly Trail: The Cammino Celeste as a Non-Place of Personal Religion for a Self-Healing Religious Walk Experience.- 14. Determinants of the Development of Religious Tourism in Greece.- 15. Religious tourism in Greece: current status and future development.- 16. Religious tourism in Greece: current status and future development.- 17. Strategic management in Catholic tourist destinations and their territorial network of stakeholders: Examining their life cycle for the present and future of religious tourism.- 18. Identity deconstruction through pilgrimage in Lhasa.- 19. Micro-pilgrimage as a ritual of commemorating fighters for freedom in Romania.- 20. An Overview of Religious Tourism with Special Reference to Shakti Peeths in Odisha, India.
